Cardiologist At Doorstep mission gets a boost
Chethan Misquith | TNN | Updated: Jan 3, 2019, 10:36 IST
Leelavathi K, a retired teacher from Sullia, hands over money for an ECG machine to cardiologist Dr PadmanabhMANGALURU: It is a truly a Happy New Year for heart patients from Guthigaru, a remote village in Sullia, around 105 km from here. For this village too will get the much-needed ECG network, thanks to the vision of a heart patient counting her final days.
Leelavathi K, a 70-year-old retired teacher from Sullia, on January 1 visited cardiologist Dr Padmanabh Kamath, the man behind the ambitious Cardiologist At Doorstep (CAD) mission, for a check-up.
As Dr Kamath struck a casual conversation with her after the routine check-up, Leelavathi quickly reached into her purse and handed over Dr Kamath money for an ECG machine, so that he extends the CAD service to remote villages in her home taluk. “Her gesture made my New Year,” Dr Kamath told TOI.
“I am going to use the money she contributed to buy an ECG machine for Guthigaru in Sullia and take Mission CAD to this village. Guthigaru is one of the villages that are in real need of doctors and medical infrastructure as it is situated near Kodagu. CAD will be a reality in this village very soon,” he said.
Leelavathi was diagnosed with refractory heart failure a year ago and her recovery needs much more than medical intervention.
“We are glad she could be of some use to heart patients in my village,” said Dinesh Kolchar, her son-in-law.
The CAD group on WhatsApp was started in February 2018 with 150 doctors. It has now extended to eight districts in Karnataka with 422 doctors covering an approximate population of 15 lakh.
As many as 84 ECG machines have already been installed, with appropriate cardiac diagnosis achieved in at least 1,000 patients. Dr Kamath intends to install 250 ECG machines to cover a population of 50 lakh by 2020.
Leelavathi K, a 70-year-old retired teacher from Sullia, on January 1 visited cardiologist Dr Padmanabh Kamath, the man behind the ambitious Cardiologist At Doorstep (CAD) mission, for a check-up.
As Dr Kamath struck a casual conversation with her after the routine check-up, Leelavathi quickly reached into her purse and handed over Dr Kamath money for an ECG machine, so that he extends the CAD service to remote villages in her home taluk. “Her gesture made my New Year,” Dr Kamath told TOI.
“I am going to use the money she contributed to buy an ECG machine for Guthigaru in Sullia and take Mission CAD to this village. Guthigaru is one of the villages that are in real need of doctors and medical infrastructure as it is situated near Kodagu. CAD will be a reality in this village very soon,” he said.
Leelavathi was diagnosed with refractory heart failure a year ago and her recovery needs much more than medical intervention.
“We are glad she could be of some use to heart patients in my village,” said Dinesh Kolchar, her son-in-law.
The CAD group on WhatsApp was started in February 2018 with 150 doctors. It has now extended to eight districts in Karnataka with 422 doctors covering an approximate population of 15 lakh.
As many as 84 ECG machines have already been installed, with appropriate cardiac diagnosis achieved in at least 1,000 patients. Dr Kamath intends to install 250 ECG machines to cover a population of 50 lakh by 2020.
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