Sushma Swaraj, known for her prompt response in helping people in distress, has yet again stepped in to save a precious life – this time a four-day-old baby.
The baby (Om Sharma), born to Devesh and Vandana Sharma on January 23, was diagnosed with rare heart ailment, Transposition of Greater Arteries (TGA).
2 day born baby boy need immediate heart surgery But whole bhopal do not have 1 doctor to do this plz help #pmoindia @narendramodi @JPNadda pic.twitter.com/CuJyUPpBvJ
Advertisement— DEV (@d2dev) January 25, 2017
According to doctor Pankaj Lal, his veins are entangled and pure and impure blood was getting mixed.
Om needed surgery urgently, but no doctors agreed to help them. He also had a breathing problem, and was battling to stay alive.
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On January 25, his maternal uncle Dushyant Dwivedi tweeted about the boy’s condition, and tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister J P Nadda.
“I had tweeted only to Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) and Health Minister (Jagat Prakash Nadda) but I am grateful to Sushma Swaraj because she responded to it,” Sharma said.
However, it is a surprise that it was not Nadda who first responded to the tweet, but Sushma Swaraj.
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After his tweet, Swaraj sought Sharma’s phone number. Later, the minister’s staff contacted Sharma and sent medical reports of the child to All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
We contacted the family and got the medical reports through my Bhopal office. Dr.Balram Airan Head Cardiac surgery AIIMS advises /1
Advertisement— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) January 26, 2017
an early surgery. We can organise the baby’s surgery in AIIMS Delhi. The family has to decide./2
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) January 26, 2017
Sushma Swaraj learned about Om when Maharashtra Congress secretary Shehzaad Poonawalla tweeted to her.
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“We did not expect such a quick response. We got a call from her on January 27 morning and were told that all the arrangements have been made at AIIMS Delhi for his treatment. The family flew to Delhi at about 5 PM,” Dushyant Dwivedi said.
