Nara Lokesh helped facilitate a ₹16-crore Zolgensma gene therapy for a baby with SMA Type-1 in Kurnool, bridging funding gaps and coordinating approvals, enabling timely life-saving treatment with support from public donations and medical teams
"Reaffirming India's commitment to the Neighbourhood First Policy, India sends assistance consisting of medicines and vaccines for patients with Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease worth $2 million, responding to a request from Nepal," Randhir Jaiswal, Official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, posted on X.
A roti roll is said to have become lodged in his throat, leading to suffocation. His classmates quickly notified the teachers, who rushed to assist him. The boy was swiftly taken to a nearby hospital, but tragically, he had already passed away before medical help could be administered.
Minister appealed to the people to be more careful and take all the necessary measures like wearing face masks, maintaining physical distance, regular sanitisation in view of the present pandemic crisis
