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Performing 2D-Echocardiography
Localising cardiac care
for children
When 2-year-old Korlapu Vasanth of Bastar, to strengthen the Chirayu Chhattisgarh Initiative, by
Chhattisgarh was diagnosed with Congenital Heart setting up a care continuum model to strengthen
Disease (CHD), his impoverished parents had little capabilities for screening, early detection, linkage
hope of saving his life. But after a surgery in March and treatment of CHD in the state.
2021 at the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjivani Hospital, Naya Rising to the occasion, Tata Trusts partnered with
Raipur, Vasanth’s parents now believe that the State Government and Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani
hospital is a temple that has given new life to their Center for Child Heart Care (SSSSH) in September
child. 2018 to set up better screening facilities for early
This is one of the many success stories enabled by detection, management and referral of children
the Trusts’ Linkage to Care model under CHD with CHD, along with fellowship programmes for
Project in Chhattisgarh. healthcare personnel. The project follows a
hub-and-spoke model, with Sri Sathya Sai
In the early years, due to poor public health
infrastructure and the lack of trained staff for Sanjeevani Hospital (SSSSH) as the hub for tertiary
Paediatric Cardiac Care (PCC), children with CHD care and training activities. The spokes are 4 satellite
would remain undiagnosed and this made their centres being developed in District Hospitals (DHs)
condition fatal. The situation was dire. To address at Jagdalpur, Ambikapur, Bilaspur and
this, Chhattisgarh State Government (GoCG), in Rajnandgaon. These satellite centres will serve for
partnership with a non-profit Hospital screening, early detection and referrals.
Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Center for Child Heart Care Of these, the first satellite centre was made
in Naya Raipur, initiated the “Mukhyamantri Bal operational in Jagdalpur District Hospital in
3 GOOD HEALTH Hridaya Yojana” under “Chirayu Chhattisgarh” to January 2021.
AND WELL-BEING
identify and treat children suffering from Congenital
PROJECT ALIGNS Heart Diseases in 2018. At this time the State
WITH SDG
Government requested support from the Tata Trusts
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