Organisation : Assam Health & Family Welfare
Facility Name : Free Operations For Children Having Congenital Heart Disease (Novel Scheme)
Applicable For : Children Having Congenital Heart Disease
Applicable State/UT : Assam
Website : https://hfw.assam.gov.in/schemes/free-operations-for-children-having-congenital-heart-disease-0
What is HFW Assam Free Operation Novel Scheme?
Free Treatment for Children having Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is a compassionate and matchless initiative of Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Assam. The scheme is for children between the age group of 0-18 years who are born with defects in the Heart. The scheme is open to the children born to the permanent residents of Assam and whose annual income is Rs 6.00 Lakh or less.
Who Can Apply For HFW Assam Free Operation Novel Scheme?
Following eligibility criteria are required to apply for HFW Assam Free Operations For Children Having Congenital Heart Disease (Novel Scheme)
** The Scheme come into effect from 1st July’ 2010.
** Children between the age 0-14yrs who have been certified by the HOD Paediatric Surgery, GMCH as requiring cardiac surgery.
** The guardian must be a permanent resident of Assam and income should not exceed Rs. 6.00 Lakh per annum.
How To Apply For HFW Assam Free Operation Novel Scheme?
Follow the below steps to apply for HFW Assam Free Operations For Children Having Congenital Heart Disease (Novel Scheme)
The patient must apply to the nodal officer along with the following documents:
** Application to the nodal officer for financial aid
** Permanent residential certificate of Assam
** Address proof
** Medical certificate requiring cardiac surgery by a competent and qualified Cardiac Surgeon
** All relevant documents related to the illness including expenditure receipts of laboratory tests (viz. x-ray report, doctors’ advice, pathology test report etc.) shall be presented to the Nodal Officer for consideration of the case
** Referral certificate for cardiac surgery including name of referral center.
** Details of employment of guardian.
** Income certificate
** Letter from referral hospital mentioning the tentative date of operation
** The patient must present himself before the State Nodal Officer or, be exempted from physical examination by him with grounds for such exemption
Physical and Financial Status:
| Year | Budget Provision (Rs. In Lakhs) |
Fund Received (Rs. In Lakhs) |
Fund Utilized (Rs. In Lakhs) |
No of children treated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 150.00 | 150.00 | – | – |
| 2010-11 | 200.00 | 200.00 | 223.53 | 364 |
| 2011-12 | 500.00 | 800.00 | 603.74 | 436 |
| 2012-13 | 500.00 | 500.00 | 534.73 | 381 |
| 2013-14 | 500.00 | 500.00 | 672.73 | 776 |
| 2014-15 | 500.00 | 300.00 | 940.00 | 779 |
| 2015-16 | 2870.00 | 2570.00 | 1660.00 | 745 |
| 2016-17 | 700.00 | 700.00 | 832.46 | 691 |
| Total | 5920.00 | 5720.00 | 5467.19 | 4172 |
About Congenital Heart Disease:
Congenital Heart Disease is a defect in the structure of the Heart and the great vessels which is present at birth. It is presumed that about 1% of all live births may have some type of Cardiac anomaly. Many of them are associated with other major birth defects and may be a part of larger combination of genetic disorders which are difficult to treat, and have high mortality. These defects usually disturb the normal circulation of blood as a result of which the tissues of the body may not get adequate oxygen supply.
Children born with these defects may have respiratory difficulty and blusih discoloration (which is called cyanosis) due to circulation of blood which is devoid of adequate oxygen. Older children usually get easily tired; suffer from repeated respiratory infections, weakness, palpitation and sometimes cyanosis of the tongue and finger tips.