• India CSR Awards 2025
  • Guest Posts
Monday, June 9, 2025
  • Login
India CSR
  • Home
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Art & Culture
    • CSR Leaders
    • Child Rights
    • Culture
    • Education
    • Gender Equality
    • Around the World
    • Skill Development
    • Safety
    • Covid-19
    • Safe Food For All
  • Sustainability
    • Sustainability Dialogues
    • Sustainability Knowledge Series
    • Plastics
    • Sustainable Development Goals
    • ESG
    • Circular Economy
    • BRSR
  • Corporate Governance
    • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Interviews
  • SDGs
    • No Poverty
    • Zero Hunger
    • Good Health & Well-Being
    • Quality Education
    • Gender Equality
    • Clean Water & Sanitation – SDG 6
    • Affordable & Clean Energy
    • Decent Work & Economic Growth
    • Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
    • Reduced Inequalities
    • Sustainable Cities & Communities
    • Responsible Consumption & Production
    • Climate Action
    • Life Below Water
    • Life on Land
    • Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
    • Partnerships for the Goals
  • Articles
  • Events
  • हिंदी
  • More
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Environment
    • Economy
    • Health
    • Around the World
    • Social Sector Leaders
    • Social Entrepreneurship
    • Trending News
      • Important Days
        • Festivals
      • Great People
      • Product Review
      • International
      • Sports
      • Entertainment
    • Case Studies
    • Philanthropy
    • Biography
    • Technology
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Gaming
    • Knowledge
    • Home Improvement
    • Words Power
    • Chief Ministers
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Art & Culture
    • CSR Leaders
    • Child Rights
    • Culture
    • Education
    • Gender Equality
    • Around the World
    • Skill Development
    • Safety
    • Covid-19
    • Safe Food For All
  • Sustainability
    • Sustainability Dialogues
    • Sustainability Knowledge Series
    • Plastics
    • Sustainable Development Goals
    • ESG
    • Circular Economy
    • BRSR
  • Corporate Governance
    • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Interviews
  • SDGs
    • No Poverty
    • Zero Hunger
    • Good Health & Well-Being
    • Quality Education
    • Gender Equality
    • Clean Water & Sanitation – SDG 6
    • Affordable & Clean Energy
    • Decent Work & Economic Growth
    • Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
    • Reduced Inequalities
    • Sustainable Cities & Communities
    • Responsible Consumption & Production
    • Climate Action
    • Life Below Water
    • Life on Land
    • Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
    • Partnerships for the Goals
  • Articles
  • Events
  • हिंदी
  • More
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Environment
    • Economy
    • Health
    • Around the World
    • Social Sector Leaders
    • Social Entrepreneurship
    • Trending News
      • Important Days
        • Festivals
      • Great People
      • Product Review
      • International
      • Sports
      • Entertainment
    • Case Studies
    • Philanthropy
    • Biography
    • Technology
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Gaming
    • Knowledge
    • Home Improvement
    • Words Power
    • Chief Ministers
No Result
View All Result
India CSR
No Result
View All Result
Home Child Rights

World Heart Day 2022: Rotary Clubs in India are Saving Little Hearts

With projects like Saving Little Hearts, Rotary Clubs are able to provide free surgeries to the families who need support and care.

India CSR by India CSR
in Child Rights
Reading Time: 4 mins read
World Heart Day 2022: Rotary Clubs in India are Saving Little Hearts
Share Share Share Share

Saving Little Hearts has been able to tackle problem related to CHD in children, enabling them to lead a normal and healthy life


Shekhar Mehta is the Past Rotary International President and philanthropist working to change lives. He talked to Rusen Kumar, Editor, India CSR on World Heart Day 2022 on how lakhs of children in India suffer from congenital heart disease. He says that CHD can mean end to life if not treated on time. It can have a negative effect on the quality of life and become an economic burden for some. He suggested that CHD should be given greater importance within the country.

How many children in India suffer from congenital heart disease (CHD)?

Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is one of the most common birth defects prevalent in children. It is a defect that restricts heart development and function since birth, capable of changing the way in which blood flows through a person’s heart. According to a recent study, more than 2,00,000 children are born with CHD, every year, in India. Out of these one-fifth of whom are likely to be in serious condition requiring surgical interventions within the first year of the birth. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 17.9 million deaths in India are due to heart-related problems of which majority are from younger population, which makes it important to be aware of CHD in children.

What has been the role of Rotary Clubs in addressing the issue of CHD in children?

In India, CHD is often considered to be an end of life for children and their parents. However, it can be treated with lifestyle modifications, medicines & in some cases surgeries. Till date Rotary Clubs across India have facilitated over 20,000 surgeries to treat CHD.

In addition to the treatment, Rotary Clubs also conduct regular screening camps for children below 5 years of age with medical help from best hospitals and logistical/ financial support from Rotary Clubs. Once the children are identified, they are taken to the hospital for further diagnosis and decision on corrective surgery. The beneficiaries are taken through full rehabilitation process while they recover and come back to normal life.

India CSR
ADVERTISEMENT

Realising that the most marginalised communities lack access to diagnosis and treatment for CHD, I initiated ‘Saving Little Hearts’ in 2008 with an aim to save lives of children. Over the last 15 years, we have been able to save more than 2,500 children’s lives by performing heart surgery.

India CSR

Tell us about the Saving Little Hearts initiative.

Saving Little Hearts is an initiative that has provided a lease of life to more that 2500 children from underprivileged families suffering from CHD. The beneficiaries for project are not limited to India but also come from neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, and Africa

When the project was started, an instance made me realize it was far more than only saving their lives. I, along with my wife, travelled about 300 km from our home to visit on of the patients who had come from Pakistan. Nazar Ali was just nine years old. He and his mother had travelled 14 hours by bus to reach the border of Pakistan and India, then another 12 hours by bus to reach Delhi. From there they travelled another 20 hours by train to reach the hospital where the child was operated on. We met the mother and the child at the Hospital bed. The boy was smiling but the mother had tears in her eyes. Soon we realized that these were tears of joy – joy because her child got a new life. She said, “it was a painful journey no doubt, coming so far but with my child now better and happy it means the world to me.”

And then she made a profound statement. She said “my son was born in Pakistan, but he got a new life in India. He has not only just Pakistani but Indian blood in him too. Long Live India.” I suddenly realized the enormity of the statement.

For two countries who have fought three wars in 60 years, what could be a better way of bringing peace amongst their people? These hundreds of children who came from Pakistan for their surgeries in India under a program called “Aman ki Aasha” meaning “hope for peace” are all ambassadors of Peace through Service.

Each day when we save three lives and do our bit to bring peace, I live my Rotary moment.

How many states are benefitting from this initiative?

Children from all states across India can get the surgery done under this initiative. Surgeries are mainly conducted in 10 cities – Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Nagpur, Pune, Jaipur, Durgapur including Chennai, in nearly 20 hospitals.

How will this initiative empower the underprivileged?

The average income of an Indian family is not more than US$600 and the expense for a heart surgery is around US$3,000. The health and economic impact of CHD on a family is immense. With projects like Saving Little Hearts, Rotary Clubs are able to provide free surgeries to the families who need support and care. Saving Little Hearts has been able to tackle problem related to CHD in children, enabling them to lead a normal and healthy life. The project is a ray of hope for the families whose children are born with CHD.  

Tags: Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)Rusen Kumar

India CSR offers strategic corporate outreach opportunities to amplify your brand’s CSR, Sustainability, and ESG success stories.

📩 Contact us at: biz@indiacsr.in

Let’s collaborate to amplify your brand’s impact in the CSR and ESG ecosystem.

ADVERTISEMENT
India CSR

India CSR

India CSR is the largest media on CSR and sustainability offering diverse content across multisectoral issues on business responsibility. It covers Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sustainability, and related issues in India. Founded in 2009, the organisation aspires to become a globally admired media that offers valuable information to its readers through responsible reporting.

Related Posts

A displaced family, fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in the south, sits next to their tent on Beirut's corniche, Lebanon, Oct. 14, 2024.
Child Rights

Lebanon Faces a Humanitarian Crisis: Over 400,000 Children Displaced Amid Escalating Conflict

8 months ago
0
Child Sexual Abuse - In a landmark verdict, the Manjeri special fast-track Pocso court in Malappuram has delivered justice by sentencing a 42-year-old man to 133 years’ rigorous imprisonment for his abhorrent acts. The accused, a father, committed unspeakable crimes against his own daughters, aged 13 and 11.
Child Rights

Child Sexual Abuse: A 42-Year-Old Father Sentenced to 133 Years for Raping Minor Daughters – Landmark Judgment

1 year ago
0
Satyam Kumar's life story serves as an incredible testament to what can be achieved with hard work, dedication, and an unyielding spirit. His journey from a small village in Bihar to the hallways of Apple Inc. symbolizes the limitless potential that lies within India's youth.
Child Rights

India’s Whiz Kid: From Cracking IIT-JEE at 13 to Landing a Role in a Multi-Crore Company at 24

2 years ago
0
Formula Milk Marketing
Child Rights

Exploitative Formula Milk Marketing Must End, Says Report

2 years ago
0
CSR: Contributing to Girls’ Education in the Desert
Child Rights

School children of Delhi NCR write 1000 open letters to address the rising pollution levels

3 years ago
0
Born To Shine announces its 30 prodigy winners!
Child Rights

Born To Shine announces its 30 prodigy winners!

3 years ago
0
India CSR
Child Rights

222 million children in India face double threat of climate disaster and crushing poverty: Report

3 years ago
0
CSR: Bajaj Finserv to bring education and promote disability rights among Children
Child Rights

CSR: Bajaj Finserv to bring education and promote disability rights among Children

3 years ago
0
Proposal to provide neonatal respirators in Rajasthan
Child Rights

Proposal to provide neonatal respirators in Rajasthan

3 years ago
0
Load More
Next Post
CSR: JSP Foundation to establish a multi-speciality hospital in Angul

CSR: JSP Foundation to establish a multi-speciality hospital in Angul

CSR: Journey of Transformation Begins  

CSR: Journey of Transformation Begins  

India CSR Awards India CSR Awards India CSR Awards
ADVERTISEMENT

LATEST NEWS

APM Terminals Pipavav Marks World Environment Day with Week of Green Action

CSR: Karur Vysya Bank Marks World Environment Day with Massive Green Initiative

Understanding Home Loan Tenure and Why It is Important

CSR: Vedanta’s Nand Ghar to Modernize 100 Anganwadis in Gadchiroli

Complete Guide to Using MetaTrader 5 on Your PC for Trading Success

Redington Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of Impact with New Logo and Renewed Commitment

HZL HZL HZL
ADVERTISEMENT

TOP NEWS

CSR: France and Belgium Join Odisha’s Growing Export Network — Nearly 100 MT Shipped to Over 7 Countries in 12 months

Inspirisys Solutions Invests Over Rs 40 Lakhs in CSR for FY 2025

GSK India Spent Over Rs 16 Crore on CSR in FY2025

World Environment Day: Duroflex Recycles 2 Million Bottles into Green Mattresses

UN Global Compact India Hosts Ocean Initiative for Safer, Sustainable Economies in Global South

Panasonic Felicitates Eco-Leaders at Harit Umang Edition Six

Load More

Advertisement

Image Slider
content writing services Guest Post Top 5 Reasons to have Sponsored Posts at India CSR – India’s Largest CSR Media stem learning R2V2 Technologies Private Limited

Interviews

Himanshu Nivsarkar, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of CSR & ESG at Kotak Mahindra Bank
Interviews

Driving Sustainable Impact: An Interview with Himanshu Nivsarkar, Kotak Mahindra Bank

by India CSR
May 22, 2025
0

By Rusen Kumar NEW DELHI (India CSR): Himanshu Nivsarkar, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of CSR & ESG at Kotak...

Read moreDetails
Balamurugan Thevar, CSR Head at Shriram Finance

Empowering Women Drivers: An Interview with Balamurugan Thevar, CSR Head at Shriram Finance

May 20, 2025
0
N E Sridhar, the Chief Sustainability Officer at Titan Company Ltd.

Empowering Rural Craft Entrepreneurs: An Interview with N E Sridhar, Titan Company

May 15, 2025
0
Geetaj Channana, the Head of Corporate Strategy at Vivo India

Empowering Young Innovators Across India: An Interview with Geetaj Channana, the Head of Corporate Strategy at Vivo India

April 25, 2025
0
Load More
Facebook Twitter Youtube LinkedIn Instagram
India CSR Logo

India CSR is the largest tech-led platform for information on CSR and sustainability in India offering diverse content across multisectoral issues. It covers Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sustainability, and related issues in India. Founded in 2009, the organisation aspires to become a globally admired media that offers valuable information to its readers through responsible reporting. To enjoy the premium services, we invite you to partner with us.

Follow us on social media:


Dear Valued Reader

India CSR is a free media platform that provides up-to-date information on CSR, Sustainability, ESG, and SDGs. They need reader support to continue delivering honest news. Donations of any amount are appreciated.

Help save India CSR.

Donate Now

donate at indiacsr

  • About India CSR
  • Team
  • India CSR Awards 2025
  • Partnership
  • Guest Posts
  • Services
  • Content Writing Services
  • Business Information
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Donate

Copyright © 2024 - India CSR | All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Art & Culture
    • CSR Leaders
    • Child Rights
    • Culture
    • Education
    • Gender Equality
    • Around the World
    • Skill Development
    • Safety
    • Covid-19
    • Safe Food For All
  • Sustainability
    • Sustainability Dialogues
    • Sustainability Knowledge Series
    • Plastics
    • Sustainable Development Goals
    • ESG
    • Circular Economy
    • BRSR
  • Corporate Governance
    • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Interviews
  • SDGs
    • No Poverty
    • Zero Hunger
    • Good Health & Well-Being
    • Quality Education
    • Gender Equality
    • Clean Water & Sanitation – SDG 6
    • Affordable & Clean Energy
    • Decent Work & Economic Growth
    • Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
    • Reduced Inequalities
    • Sustainable Cities & Communities
    • Responsible Consumption & Production
    • Climate Action
    • Life Below Water
    • Life on Land
    • Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
    • Partnerships for the Goals
  • Articles
  • Events
  • हिंदी
  • More
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Environment
    • Economy
    • Health
    • Around the World
    • Social Sector Leaders
    • Social Entrepreneurship
    • Trending News
      • Important Days
      • Great People
      • Product Review
      • International
      • Sports
      • Entertainment
    • Case Studies
    • Philanthropy
    • Biography
    • Technology
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Gaming
    • Knowledge
    • Home Improvement
    • Words Power
    • Chief Ministers

Copyright © 2024 - India CSR | All Rights Reserved

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.