New Delhi, June 13: Four-month-old infant, Rohaan, who was slated to come to India for medical treatment banking on the assurance by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, arrived in Noida yesterday evening to undergo treatment at Jaypee Hospital in the national capital.
Rohaan, who has a hole in his heart, was referred to the multi-speciality hospital for treatment.
However, in the backdrop of cross-border tension between India and Pakistan, his parents were unable to get medical visa for their child’s treatment in India.
Owing to this, Rohaan’s father Kanwal Sadiq, approached Sushma Swaraj and made a plea for a medical visa. Upon receiving the request, she immediately directed the authorities to grant medical visa to Rohaan’s family, who arrived with him via Wagah Border.
To this, EAM Swaraj replied with a tweet, “No. The child will not suffer. Pls contact Indian High Commission in Pakistan. We will give the medical visa.”
Dr. Ashutosh Marwah, an eminent pediatric cardiologist along with pediatric cardiac surgeon Dr. Rajesh Sharma will investigate and treat Rohaan. Dr. Marwah will examine the disease and condition of the baby and Dr. Sharma will operate Rohaan.
Rohaan’s parents, who reached the Jaypee Hospital said after preliminary investigation in Pakistan, it was discovered that there is a hole in the heart along with the problem with the heart’s nerves.
The treatment for such a major disease could not be done in Pakistan or other small hospital without inadequate facility or infrastructure. Therefore, the family was referred to Jaypee Hospital.
The operation is expected to take place on June 15.
Thanks to Sushma Swaraj, four-month-old Pakistani infant Rohaan arrives in India for treatment
