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Md. Uwais
Vital Stats
Name: | Md. Uwais |
Age: | 2 months |
Gender: | Male |
Hospital: | Artemis, Gurgaon |
Surgery Required: | Yes |
Diagnosis: | Ventricular Septal Defect |
Target Funds Needed: | $1412 / INR 0 |
Donations Received: | |
Date of Treatment: | 2015-07-30 |
Date of Completion: | 2015-08-11 |
Case Summary
Uwais is a 2 month old baby from Bihar who needed surgery for VSD ( Ventricular Septal Defect) . It’s a hole in the wall separating the two lower chambers of heart. This was detected when the parents noticed the unnatural fast breathing. His father is an assistant to a tailor and earns a salary of Rs 5000 ($80) per month . They had travelled from Bihar to Delhi in hopes of getting him treated . He comes from a small Family trying to make ends meet.
DFY-USA with Artemis Hospital ,Gurgaon funded the surgery which approximately Rs 1.4 Lakh ($2200)out of which the family could arrange Rs 50,000 ($785).
Together we could give him a chance to live a healthier life!! Md. Uwais was discharged post surgery on 07-06-2015.