Crowdfunding helps Infant get ₹17.5 crore jab after baby loses nearly all bodily functions
Viral video shows real-life Bambi-Thumper from Disney; netizens say, ‘Art imitated life’ | Watch Media reports show that the campaign amassed ₹9 crore in three months. Hridyansh received the much-needed injection at the JK Lone Hospital in Jaipur, marking a milestone in his battle against SMA.
As reported by IANS, the doctor said, “The world's most expensive injection, costing 17 crores, was administered to a 23-month-old child suffering from spinal muscular atrophy. With the help of crowdfunding, the Zolgensma injection was brought from the US to Jaipur." NGOs and social organizations played a major role in mobilizing resources and galvanizing support for Hridyansh's cause.
Mint could not independently verify the development. Earlier, Police Sub Inspector Naresh Sharma started a campaign to save the life of his 21-month-old son Hridayansh, ANI reported. Similar to Hridyansh's situation, numerous Indian families struggle to finance the purchase of Zolgensma and other medications for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
Also Read: Video of AI surveilling workers for productivity goes viral; netizens say, ‘start practicing art of acting’ ANI reported that while there is no official data on the number of Indians with the disease, existing literature shows that SMA affects nearly 1 in 10,000 live-born babies - (Spinal Muscular Atrophy Therapeutics in India: Parental Hopes and Despair! - PMC) according to a study, 1 in 38 Indians are carriers of the faulty gene that causes SMA, compared with 1 in 50 people in the West. (With inputs from agencies)Milestone Alert!
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