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Health
13-Year-Old Tanvi’s Heart Surgery at AIIMS Highlights Family’s Financial Struggle
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 02 Sep 2026, 05:02 PM
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A 13‑year‑old girl from Kota, Rajasthan, underwent a repeat heart‑vessel reconstruction at AIIMS Delhi after years of treatment, while her family exhausted their savings to fund the care.
Tanvi, a 13‑year‑old from Kota, has been battling a congenital heart condition since birth. After multiple rounds of treatment, doctors at AIIMS in Delhi had to perform a second reconstruction of the heart vessel, a procedure that is both complex and costly.
Her uncle disclosed that the family’s financial situation was precarious; Tanvi’s father reportedly spent all his earnings to cover the medical expenses. The prolonged travel between Kota and Delhi added to the strain, with the family making repeated trips to the capital for specialist care.
The case underscores the challenges faced by many Indian families in accessing advanced cardiac care, especially when treatment spans several years and requires repeated interventions at premier institutions like AIIMS.
Health officials have not released details about the outcome of the latest surgery, but the family hopes the procedure will stabilize Tanvi’s condition and reduce the need for further costly interventions.
The incident has drawn attention to the broader issue of healthcare affordability for patients from lower‑income backgrounds in remote regions of the country.
Her uncle disclosed that the family’s financial situation was precarious; Tanvi’s father reportedly spent all his earnings to cover the medical expenses. The prolonged travel between Kota and Delhi added to the strain, with the family making repeated trips to the capital for specialist care.
The case underscores the challenges faced by many Indian families in accessing advanced cardiac care, especially when treatment spans several years and requires repeated interventions at premier institutions like AIIMS.
Health officials have not released details about the outcome of the latest surgery, but the family hopes the procedure will stabilize Tanvi’s condition and reduce the need for further costly interventions.
The incident has drawn attention to the broader issue of healthcare affordability for patients from lower‑income backgrounds in remote regions of the country.