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MMM DESIGNS PACEMAKER THERAPY PROGRAMME , AFFORDABLE TO COMMON MAN
Posted on: 24/Nov/2010 1:12:26 AM
MMM has designed a program to offer Peace maker Therapy at economical cost , which would make the middle class and low middle class to accesss the therapy.
Ajith Mullasari, Director of Cardiology at MMM announced the launch of the program at a Media congerence in Chenna. As per the program , MMM has scheduled to at least four cardiac screening camps in Chennai and suburbs to detect patients with arrhythmias who require pacemaker therapy, in the next Six Months.
Senior Consultant Cardiologist Dr. Ulhas Pandurangi, Social Entrepreneur David Green and Director-Cardiology, Institute of Cardio Vascular Deseases were present in the announcement programme..
The minimum benchmark cost of quality pacemaker therapy is Rs.1 lakh while the price of the most sophisticated multi-function device can go up to Rs.10 lakh.
According to an estimatione over 1 million patients require some form of pacemaker therapy, only a small proportion is able to access treatment due to affordability issues.David Green, U.S.-based social entrepreneur who was a key architect of the Aravind Eye Hospital healthcare delivery model, said he was optimistic that what worked for ophthalmology should work for pacemaker therapy.
