Health-Heart Surgeries
About This Initiative
Shekhar Mehta is instrumental in starting the Healing Little Hearts Program, designed to ease suffering and give a normal life to children with congenital heart diseases. He facilitated it to become a National Program. The program targets children from BPL families who cannot afford the surgery costs (1-2.5 Lakh INR). Mehta has been directly involved in 2500 pediatric heart surgeries, while Rotary Clubs across India have done around 20,000 surgeries.
Key Focus Areas
- Pediatric Heart Surgeries
- Financial Aid for Medical Treatment
- International Medical Cooperation
- Child Health focus
Success Stories
Thousands of children from multiple countries have received life-saving heart surgeries through this initiative, including children from war-torn regions like Afghanistan.
Impact by Numbers
2,500 surgeries
direct Involvement
20,000 surgeries across India
network Impact
Children from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Africa
beneficiaries
National Program
status
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