Matribhumi Samachar English
Hyderabad, March 13th, 2025: Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospitals (AIMSR), Hyderabad; in association with Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), Hyderabad District; hosted a Free Paediatric Cardiology Camp at the Hospital premises, today. The Camp was inaugurated by Sri Anudeep Durishetty, Ias, District Collector, Hyderabad. Dr. G. Mukunda Reddy, Additional Collector (Revenue) Hyderabad; Dr. Venkati, District Medical & Health Officer (DMHO), Hyderabad; Dr. K. Manohar, Dean, AIMSR; Ms. Aparna Reddy, Chief Operating Officer (COO), AIMSR; graced the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion Sri Anudeep Durishetty said, happy about this initiative of free Paediatric Cardiology Camp of Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospitals. Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, focuses on abnormalities, congenital problems in children at an young age so that corrective actions can be taken as early as possible. Most of these children come from under privileged and poor families and expensive treatment is unaffordable for them. To overcome the situation, we realised Apollo offers advanced, state of the art paediatric care and they are doing this screening and will offer treatment to those needing. These are critical interventions and give a new life to children. I congratulate and appreciate Apollo for coming forward with this initiative and will be a role model to other corporate hospitals, in terms of giving back to the society and giving a new lease of life to the children. We will whole heartedly support such initiatives.
Ms. Aparna Reddy, said, the mission at Apollo is to make international standard care accessible to all. Our paediatric care program is a testament as we serve children from among the poor, under privileged an marginalised sections of the society. Our success rate pertaining to paediatric cardiac care is amongst the best in the world. We are conducting multiple screening camps and over 800 children have been treated in the past two years and we will continue to do it. We would be extremely happy to partner and collaborate with the state government.
Dr. K. Manohar, said, we are doing free screening for around 200 children and in case we detect children with congenital heart problems, we will provide free treatment to them. This program is going on for the last three years and have done over 800 surgeries with 99.5% success rate.
This Free Paediatric Cardiology Camp held between Time: 9:30 AM and 3:00 PM; was conducted to provide early screening, diagnosis, and management of congenital and acquired heart diseases in children. The objective of the camp aims was to offer specialized care to children from underprivileged backgrounds who may not have easy access to paediatric cardiac specialists. The Camp ensures timely intervention and improve long-term health outcomes by detecting heart conditions at an early stage.
Over the years, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research has successfully screened and treated more than 500 paediatric cardiac cases through this program. These include complex congenital heart defects, acquired heart diseases, and other critical cardiac conditions in children. Our expert team of paediatric cardiologists and cardiac surgeons has performed numerous successful interventions and life-saving surgeries, giving many children a new lease on life. With each camp, we continue our commitment to providing high-quality pediatric cardiac care and improving child health outcomes in the community.
Dr. Abdul Wase, Additional Medical Superintendent, AIMSR; Dr. Amol Gupta, Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist; Dr. Uma Maheshwari, Consultant Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Dr. K. Sambamurthy, Consultant Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Dr. Sunil Kumar Swain, Consultant Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon Cardiac Anaesthesia & Critical Care; Dr. Meena Trehan, Chief Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthetist & Intensivist; Dr. R. Aparna, Anaesthesia Paediatric Anaesthetist; Dr. D. Shashidhar, Anaesthesia Paediatric Anaesthetist; among others graced the occasion.
