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Genesis Foundation Celebrates Healing Hearts and Brighter Tomorrows with Hospital Partners

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Genesis Foundation, a leading NGO for child heart surgery and heart treatment in India, proudly celebrates a significant milestone in healing hearts and brighter tomorrows alongside our dedicated hospital partners. Together, we have saved countless young lives through timely and critical cardiac care for underprivileged children. These milestones represent more than medical achievements — they are stories of resilience, hope, and second chances. Every surgery supported, every smile restored, and every heartbeat revived brings us closer to a future where no child suffers due to lack of access. This celebration is a tribute to every doctor, donor, and partner who believes in the power of healing and hope.

Does Covid-19 affect children with heart disease?

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In December 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) was initially discovered in China as a new emerging disease. Subsequently, it has spread rapidly among other countries including Iran, and eventually, it was declared by the World Health Organization as a “pandemic” on 11th March 2020. The Health Ministry said that the common symptoms among children might include fever, cough, breathlessness or shortness of breath, fatigue, sore throat, myalgia (muscle pains, aches, pain in ligaments), rhinorrhea (excess drainage, ranging from a clear fluid to thick mucus from the nose), diarrhoea, loss of smell, loss of taste. Meanwhile, few children might also show symptoms of gastrointestinal issues. But having said that, it is also reported that the prevalence of symptoms is lower in children compared to adults. Coronary artery diseases, heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmia have been associated with increased mortality among adults with COVID-19. There is still a lack of knowledge and studies r...