The Assam government has been sending children with CHDs for free treatment to Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Mumbai since 2010. Recently they stated that parents are now reporting congenital heart disorders among children earlier. Health department authorities said that early detection of such occurrences will help to reduce the infant death rate.

Recently on Thursday, 15 additional children were sent to Mumbai by the Assam health department for free CHD treatment. Dr Abhijit Sarma, the superintendent at Gauhati Medical College Hospital and the state project coordinator, stated that while 80% of the referred CHD cases were reported at a later stage and involved infants younger than two years old, around 70% of cases that were reported early involved kids over the age of 10. He further added that one in every 120 live births has some form of congenital disorder and that without prompt treatment, infant mortality will rise.

More kids came from the Barpeta district, including one from Tinsukia, two each from Chirang and Kamrup (Metro), and two from Kamrup (Metro). 9,398 children with CHD have received free treatment under the state government′s effort since the project′s inception in 2010, according to data.

Parents, staff members of primary health centres, and administrators of community health centres have all been instructed to report any suspected cases of CHD immediately. (Times of India, Aug 26, 2022)