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Navi Mumbai - 400614 India
Heart Patient's Association Through Mouthshut.Com
Jun 18, 2003 12:59 PM 1575 Views
(Updated Jun 27, 2003 09:40 AM)

Could we use MOUTHSHUT.COM as launching pad for creating


a Heart Patient's Association (HPA) in India ?


INTRODUCTION :


In India, several thousands of people suffer from coronary


heart disease (CHD). It is a matter of great concern that


many CHD cases have been reported even in the age group of


30 to 35 years.


Conventional(Surgical) remedies are quite expensive and


sometimes beyond the reach of many common people. As for


example, an angiograph may cost anything between Rs.12,000/-


to 25,000/-, an angioplasty between Rs.50,000/- to


1,50,000/- and a bypass surgery between Rs.50,000/- to


2,50,000/- depending on the type of facilities provided.


Whereas an angioplasty done correctly may give a warranty


of 2 months to 2 years, a bypass surgery may give a likely


warranty of 2 to 6 years at the best and rest depends on


the patient's capability of his lifestyle management.


BASIC REQUIREMENTS :




  1. An interactive media or the basic platform for




communication (Mouthshut.com could be the platform).




  1. Necessary financial support to make a beginning.




For the financial part, existing charitable foundations may


be approached once the requirement and necessary support for


HPA has been established.


OBJECTIVES OF HPA (India):




  1. Educating people on different aspects of CHD(coronary




heart disease) and their control.




  1. Creating awareness on the advantages of yoga,safe




physical exercises(depending on the patient's condition),


diet/calorie intake control or in short teaching different


TLC (Therapeutic Life-style Changes) techniques.




  1. Creating a panel of Heart Specialists/Surgeons for giving




free advice.




  1. Interacting with patients experimenting with different




naturopathic cure techniques and natural ways and means of


controlling blood chemistry ( mainly the lipid profile) so


that further arterial damages can be prevented.




  1. Discussing advantages and disadvantages of different




surgical procedures and helping patient's to take the right


decision.




  1. Helping the most deserving candidates to the extent




feasible financially or otherwise.




  1. Increasing the confidence level of patients and removing




the 'Fear Psychosis' prevalent amongst most of them.




  1. Prevention is always better than cure : Campaign the




methodologies for the same. On many occasions, CHD patients


come to the hospital at the last stage when doctors cannot


do anything to revive the patient.


P.S. To know more about CHD, readers may please also see


''Coronary Heart Disease'' review written in Health Issues


Category under 'Knowing more about Diseases/Illness' on


24th. of June, 2003.


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