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Madras Medical Mission completed the surgery of the 200th child under the
Hridayapoova Sakhyam scheme with Balajana Sakhyam – the student body
nurtured by the Malayalam newspaper giant – Malayala Manorama on 3rd
August 2006. 200 children from below poverty line selected from across
the state of Kerala, were the beneficiaries of the scheme. Madras Medical
Mission thanks the Alimighty for giving us cent percent success in the
venture and new life to all the two hundred children – many of them
suffering from life threatening complex congenital heart disease.
Malayala Manorama arranged a medical camp for the follow up of these 200
children at the Mamman Mapillai hall, Kottayam on 24th & 25th October
2006. Inaugurating the camp Mr.Justice Sirijagan from Kerala High Court
lauded Malayala Manorama & Madras Medical Mission for their noble venture.
Sri K.M.Mathew, Chief Editor Malayala Manorama announced the treatment for
another 25 children with Malayala Manorama support. He exhorted Balajana
Sakhyam to raise funds for the treatment of remaining children registered
under the scheme. In the camp, a medical team from Madras Medical Mission
comprising of Dr. R.Suresh Kumar, Dr. Mullasari Ajit .S., Dr. Robert
Coelho, Dr.V.Viswanathan and Dr. Sreeja Pavithran examined 187 children.
The mobile diagnostic unit of Madras Medical Mission provided the
infrastructure for camp supported by Philips, India. Department of
Cardiology, Medical College Kottayam also helped in the camp.
Hridayapoorvam Sakhyam remains the first ever student venture to help
needy children with heart ailment. The programme continues and Madras
Medical Mission is seeking help from benevolent donors to extend help to
an even larger number.
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