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Understanding Congenital Heart Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

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Congenital heart defects refer to defects in the heart that children are born with. These are one of the most common congenital defects globally. In India too, 200,000+ children are born with a congenital heart defect (CHD). These are the numbers of the cases that are recorded – there maybe many more which go undiagnosed and hence untreated. Only 25 per cent of the children diagnosed with a congenital heart defect are able to get the required treatment. A lack of awareness and access to resources are the biggest challenges in children getting timely treatment. Organisations like Genesis Foundation, a congenital heart foundation India has been taking steps to both build awareness and provide financial treatment to those who cannot afford the cost of treatment. The treatment for CHD is expensive and families that do not earn enough to meet their daily needs have to depend on funds they receive as a congenital heart disease donation to support the treatment. Symptoms of Congenital Heart
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Share your joy this festive season: The best charities to donate to

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  The end of the year festive season is here now, and we all are excited to make it as memorable as possible. From welcoming guests to buying new clothes, we are all privileged enough to fill each day with happiness and enthusiasm. While we have been busy making our festive season a memorable one, let’s not forget the plight of the parents of the children who are born with a hole in the heart. Congenital heart defects (CHD) are one of the leading causes of infant mortality. In India more than 200,000 children are born with a congenital heart defect every year. Of these, about one-fifth are likely to have serious defect, requiring an immediate intervention in the first year of life. Most of the parents of the children who are diagnosed with CHD cannot afford the cost of the live-saving treatment and hence often need our support to save their child’s life.   To help these children battle CHD get a chance at life, you can donate to support free heart surgery for poor inIndia . The fol
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