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How Charitable Donations Online Help In Child Heart Surgery

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When the lives of young children, the future of the world, hang in the balance due to a condition they have absolutely no control over, the future starts looking grey. In India, over 200,000 kids have a heart defect at birth, i.e, a Congenital Heart Defect, affecting their entire lives ahead of them. Most of them have to get not one but many surgeries of varying severity to combat this illness. Imagine the plight of a parent who has to see their child suffer from something as serious as a heart problem. To add to it, they find out the problem is critical and the child needs multiple rounds of life-altering  surgeries. Now, to add to it, the parents don’t have the affordability to fund the medical procedures. Just the thought of it gives you chills, doesn’t it? Here’s what we can do about it. Whilst we as individuals may not be able to directly provide the required medical aid to the child or reach out to the family, there is a way to help them alleviate their agony of having to see

Top 5 Health Tips for Dads on Father's Day

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The second wave of Covid-19 has been difficult for a lot of people. To say the least, it has made most of us realize the value of having a healthy body and appreciating all that it does for us. As an NGO working for CHD in the healthcare sector, we know the role fathers play in the lives of their children. From ensuring that their child gets the best medical treatment to following up with diet and nutrition appointments, fathers do so much! This Father’s Day is the perfect opportunity to celebrate them and remind them that their health is our priority too! Since most of us including our fathers, have been spending more time at home, it has led to a decrease in physical activity which can have an adverse effect on their health. It is our role to make sure our dads and grandads live healthy lives by supporting and motivating them to make better choices about their own health. So, on this Father's Day, here are some health tips for dads to maintain a healthier lifestyle. 1. Get regul

Stories of Courage: Priyansh Amit

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 The current pandemic of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a difficult time for everyone. This has rapidly affected our day to day life, business, employment and overall presents an unprecedented challenge to public health. But amid a disconcerting pandemic on 3rd December 2020, Amit and Priyanka, residents from Palghar, Maharashtra were over the moon as their little bundle of joy arrived at 11.30 pm. The baby boy was delivered at Rural Hospital in a city called Mahad (their hometown) in Raigad district. The family’s happiness knew no bounds as Amit’s parents began calling everyone to give them the good news and sent pictures of the little one. Then everything changed after a month when their son, Priyanshatonly six and a half weeks old, struggled to drink milk and suffered from reflux. He would be sick after each feed and was barely gaining any weight.Priyansh’s condition wasn’t picked up at ante-natal scans or soon after birth and now his condition was a growing concern for bot