Key result
Government schemes and public-private partnerships fund approximately 40% and 20% of pediatric cardiac surgical care in India, respectively, helping to bridge the healthcare access gap for congenital heart disease.
Why the study?
CHD contributes to high infant mortality particularly in LMICs like India, facing major obstacles including low awareness, delayed diagnosis, inaccessibility, unaffordability, and lack of dedicated research.
This review highlights the significant burden of congenital heart disease in India and identifies key initiatives providing free cardiac care to address healthcare access gaps.
Congenital heart disease (CHD) represents a significant global health concern, contributing to high infant mortality rates, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) like India. The primary obstacles that need to be addressed include low awareness, delayed diagnosis and referral, unavailability, inaccessibility, and unaffordability of essential medical care, high patient volumes, lack of dedicated research, and widespread malnutrition. In this web-based literature review, we aim to highlight the critical gaps in healthcare access for CHD by summarizing the disease burden and identifying organizations and initiatives that offer free cardiac interventions throughout India.
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Ahamad et al. (2025) conducted a review in Congenital heart disease. Government schemes and charitable organizations was evaluated. Government schemes and public-private partnerships fund approximately 40% and 20% of pediatric cardiac surgical care in India, respectively, helping to bridge the healthcare access gap for congenital heart disease.
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