Govt initiative gives new lease of life to four-year-old city student

Chandigarh | Tuesday | 19th June, 2018

Summary:

A team of two medical officers, one pharmacist and one nurse, identifies problems in children and provides them free medical treatment accordingly. The child was operated upon free of cost and the hospital provided free diet to the patient. Naman Sharma, a four-year-old student of Government Power House School, was operated upon and treated free of cost at a private hospital. Tribune News ServicePatiala, June 18A student of Class I at a local government school was provided free treatment for a congenital health issue—a hole in the heart— under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram. Officials said the case for the treatment was prepared by the school authorities and was forwarded to the private hospital..