Zimbabwe Ambassador meets child patients at Fortis in Mohali

Mohali, July 25

Zimbabwe Ambassador Maxwell Ranga met seven children operated recently at Fortis Hospital here under the heartline programme of the Rotary Club, Chandigarh.

The children had arrived a fortnight ago for free heart surgery at the hospital, which is one of the partner hospitals for the Rotary Club’s project.

Ranga and former Rotary International president Rajendra K Saboo were received by Dr TS Mahant, Executive Director, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, along with other members of a team of heart surgeons that successfully operated on the children.

Ranga also interacted with the children and their parents/guardians and spent some time with them.

The Rotary Club initiated the project of free heart surgeries in 1999 with the PGI. The club has been associated with Fortis Hospital, Mohali, since 2006, said Saboo, adding that the Rotary’s fruitful partnership with the Fortis had saved the lives of over 450 children. — TNS