An agreement has been signed to facilitate heart surgeries for 50 Sri Lankan children with congenital heart diseases at Amrita Hospital in Kochi, India.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday (10) at the Ministry of Health and Media between the Ministry and the Rotary Club of Colombo West. Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe and Rotary Club of Colombo West President K. P. Nagaraja signed the agreement on behalf of their respective institutions.
The initiative is being carried out as a Rotary Global Project jointly supported by the Rotary Clubs of Colombo West and Cochin West, with funding provided for the surgeries.
According to the Ministry, more than 1000 children in Sri Lanka are currently on waiting lists for cardiac surgeries. The project aims to reduce these waiting lists and provide timely treatment for children in need of urgent operations.
Eligible patients will be selected based on medical assessments by specialists from the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo.
This marks the second phase of the project. Two years ago, 60 Sri Lankan children successfully underwent heart surgeries at Amrita Hospital and returned home following treatment.
The programme also includes training opportunities for Sri Lankan doctors and nurses at Amrita Hospital, while a team of Indian specialists will visit Sri Lanka to conduct training on identifying congenital heart conditions in unborn children. (Newswire)
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