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RCML was approached by Shravani Foundation for the Cochlear Implant Surgery of Bhavya Sethia, a 4-year-old boy from rural Rajasthan. Bhavya’s parents come from an economically disadvantaged background. His father runs a small bicycle repairing shop in Pratapgarh Rajasthan and his mom is a homemaker. Bhavya had an inner ear had a deformity along with severe hearing loss, making the surgery even more challenging. Luckily, The Doctors & surgeons of SRCC Hospital, under the aegis of the renowned ENT specialist Dr Kirtane were well trained to handle the challenge posed by the inner ear deformity. It is an expensive surgery costing Rs. 7,50,000/- and RCML bore the lion’s share of the cost along with the couple of other charities contributing to reach the final amount. The boy was admitted in the hospital on December 21st and surgery was done on 22nd December, the surgery was a success and the boy is well on the way to recovery.

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