Download - Matters Of The Heart
The human heart
The heart is a muscular & mechanical organ which works in accordance with scientific principles
-Scientists
The heart is the seat of human emotions & the residence of the soul
- Sathya Sai Baba
Heart Disease
Prevalence of heart disease is fairly common in India
Heart Disease is common in all strata of society
Stagnant Lifestyle, poor eating & exercising habits, pollution & high level of stress responsible for the same
70% of deaths are manifested in heart disease
Cardiovascular Disease - India
A 100% increase in CAD (Coronary Artery Disease) is expected in by 2018
Highly impacted by increasing number of diabetics in India
Diabetes directly impacts heart disease , diabetics have a 200% higher incidence of heart disease
Urgent Lifestyle Correction needed
Cardiovascular Disease - Economics
Operative Expenses
Any heart related condition requires a minimum expense of Rs one lakh (US$2500)
60% Indians cannot afford this surgery
Surgery Operative Expenses- INR
Bypass 90000 - 225000
Valve Replacement 125000-300000
Heart Defect 100000-125000
WES -Options Surgery
Sample Town : RajkotAvailable Hospitals for Cardiovascular
surgeryDhakan HospitalWockhardt HospitalMin Surgery Expenses Rs 80000 for
cardiacNo way out for WES
Economic Implications
45% of Indian population lives below poverty line
Monthly income of Weaker Economic Section (WES) of Society is Rs 100 per day (US$2.50)
Health insurance /Social security is unavailable
Cardiovascular operation costs are equivalent to many years of WES income
Expensive surgery leads to WES getting debt ridden
Most Indian Healthcare efforts are directed towards the Affording & Middle class section
99% of Hospitals being built are of corporate origin with profit as the sole motive
No healthcare facilities for the WES exist or are being planned
No options if you are WES
WES – Cardiovascular surgery
Government provides subsidized surgery to poor & weaker sections through grants from PM or CMs funds
Subsidy is to the tune of 33% of surgery cost
Surgery costs are prohibitively high. Half the cost cannot be borne by 80% of the WES
SSSHH, Rajkot
All kind of Cardiac procedures (Bypass, Valve Replacements)are conducted at the Sai Hospital
All operations at the SSSHH are freeLodging, Boarding, medicine & surgeries
are free to all patientsSSSHH does not have a bill bookThe Sai Hospital conducted 624 surgeries
in last yearThe Sai Hospital is only for WES patients
Consistently increasing Cardiac Procedures@the Sathya Sai Heart Hospital
2004 (166) 2005 (303) 2006 (504) 2007 (624) 2008 (1000)0
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Denotes Bodies which are formed for the purpose of commerce . The word corporate comes from the word corporation
Social would be mean for the purpose of society CSR would mean returning to society part of the profits in a
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