| Gift of Life through Peadiatric Heart Surgery | |
| Description: | Over 1.3 million children are born each year with a congenital heart defect and 93% are born in a country that cannot provide them with the needed treatment. Gift of Life through surgery strives to bring medical care and hope to these children and their families. Since 1975 Rotarians, healthcare professionals, volunteers and like-minded organizations have provided hope to more than 100,000 children from 80 countries on five continents. |
| History of Involvement: | CHDs are the most common cause of infant death due to birth defects. Approximately 25% of children born with a CHD will need heart surgery or other interventions to survive. Over 85% of babies born with a CHD now live to at least age 18. However, children born with more severe forms of CHDs are less likely to reach adulthood. Surgery is often a cure for CHDs. Many individuals with CHDs require additional operation(s) and/or medications as adults. People with CHDs face a life-long risk of health problems such as issues with growth and eating, developmental delays, difficulty with exercise, heart rhythm problems, heart failure, sudden cardiac arrest or stroke. People with CHDs are now living long enough to develop illnesses like the rest of the adult population, such as high blood pressure, obesity and acquired heart disease. CHDs are now the most common heart problem in pregnant women. |
| Location: | India, Africa and South Asia |
| Total Budget: | $60000 USD |
| Amount Needed: | $10000 USD |
| Amount Needed From Rotary eClub One: | $5000 USD |
| Timeframe: | 18 months |
| Rotary and NGO Partners: | Rotary Club of Delhi Central will be raising 10,000 USD and have requested RI District 3011 for a District Grant of 5000 USD.I would similarly pitch in for 5000 USD from District 5450 too. The funding pattern would be: Host Club 15000 International Club 5000 RI Dist 3011 - 5000 + Matching 5000 = 10000 RI District 5450 - 5000 + Matching 5000 = 10000 Balance from Rotary International. |
| Member Sponsor: | Col (Dr) Subra Parameswaran |