Tuesday , December 24 2024

Three children from the district were sent to Ahmedabad for treatment

Kishanganj, 05 July (HS). Chief Minister Bal Hriday Yojana is a new initiative to provide proper health facilities to children in a convenient manner. In this sequence, Altamas and Dhiraj of Tedhagachh block of the district suffering from congenital heart disease and Mahi Naaz of Kochadhaman block have been sent to Patna by ambulance and from there to Ahmedabad by plane for successful treatment under Chief Minister Bal Hriday Yojana.

On Friday, Civil Surgeon Dr. Rajesh Kumar said that more than 50 children born with a hole in the heart have undergone free successful surgery in the district. Under the Chief Minister Bal Hriday Yojana included in RBSK, children suffering from heart disease in the district are getting proper treatment and the affected children are also getting healthy. Which is the result of the positive initiative of the RBSK team. For this, the RBSK team deployed in the district from PHC to district level hospitals is not only identifying such children by visiting the area but is also ensuring their proper treatment free of cost. So that the affected child can get the benefit of the facilities available in government health institutions in a convenient manner, so that people's trust in the facilities available in government health institutions increases and they get information about the available facilities.

During this time, information is also being given about the facilities available in government health institutions and people are also being motivated to avail the benefits. So that more and more people can avail the benefits of government health facilities in a convenient manner and stay away from unnecessary problems. District Program Manager Dr. Munajim told that the treatment of all three children will be absolutely free under the Chief Minister Bal Hriday Yojana under the Seven Nischay Program. In this, the government takes the patient child and one of his parents to Ahmedabad at its own expense and gets them treated properly. According to him, all three children had a hole in their heart since birth, due to which their normal life was getting affected. His father told that the children used to have frequent fever and would soon get tired. He said that the screening of the children going to Ahmedabad for treatment was done at IGIC. Where it was confirmed that they had a hole in their heart. After treatment, they will also be followed up.

Civil surgeon Dr. Rajesh Kumar said that under the National Child Health Program, children up to 18 years of age are sent to IGIMS, AIIMS Patna PMCH in case of any serious problem. At the same time, more than 20 children of the district have undergone successful heart surgery at Satya Sai Hospital in Ahmedabad. ANMs included in the National Child Health Program team of the district measure the weight of the children, their length, head and feet etc. Pharmacists prepare the details of the screened children in the register. Under the National Child Health Program, all children are focused on four main problems. These include defect at birth, deficiency disease, development delay and disability etc. All types of diseases or disabilities related to this are identified and treated.