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Free by-pass surgery for poor

Kochi, April 8

Heart-2-Heart, a national facility aimed at providing free by-pass surgery for patients coming under the economically weaker sections of the society, was launched today by Malayalam film actor Padmashree Bharat Mammootty. Being implemented jointly by Mammootty Fans Welfare Association and NIMS Medicity, a Thiruvananthapuram-based hospital, the scheme is intended to extend free medical help to thousands of poor patients. Mammootty would also be the brand ambassador of the scheme. Mammootty and the NIMS Medicity Managing Director, Mr M. Faizal Khan, exchanged the memorandum of understanding on the project today. Dr Madhu Sreedharan, Head of the Cardiology Department of NIMS, and the Mammootty Welfare Association State President, Mr Chandrasenan, also participated at the function. - Our Bureau

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