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Providing Lifesaving Treatment for Children with Heart Defects – Start Donating Today

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  -Contributed by Aarohi Arora Shalini (name changed), a 10th-grade student from western India, had been feeling unusually tired, breathless, and uneasy for months. After several tests, doctors diagnosed her with a rare heart defect, Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) to the Right Atrium, along with heart failure and severe pulmonary hypertension. The condition required urgent treatment, but her mother, the sole earner, couldn’t afford it. With support from Genesis Foundation, Shalini received timely surgery at one of their   partner hospitals . She was discharged in stable condition and is now recovering well. This is one of the many lives Genesis Foundation strives to save through timely medical intervention and compassionate care. Genesis Foundation is an NGO in Haryana, working in the field of Congenital Heart Disease Donation , providing end-to-end support. They provide financial assistance to families with monthly income of under Rs.20,000. Over the last 24 years, they ha...

Reaching Out to Those in Need – What You Can Do To Help a Family With a Child who has a Congenital Heart Defect.

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There are times in our lives, when we seem to have settled down professionally and personally and we think of helping others in some way or the other. At other times there are occasions in our families, milestones, like birthdays or anniversaries where we feel like helping someone who has not been as fortunate as us and look for areas where we can provide support. Donation for children is one area that immediately comes to the forefront during such times. Many underprivileged children in countries like India, continue to fight many challenges in multiple areas such as education, health, nutrition, growth and development. Many children in particular, face challenges in accessing essential life saving interventions which can help save their lives.  Congenital heart defects is one such area where many children continue to be deprived of access to important interventions only because their families did not have the money  to support the treatment. Congenital heart defects are one...