UN Mehta Foundation inks MoU to offer aid for heart transplants

The UN Mehta Foundation, the charitable arm linked to the Torrent Group’s Mehta family, has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre (UNMICRC) in Ahmedabad to provide financial assistance for heart transplants to needy patients, a press release announced on Saturday.

According to the statement, under the terms of the MOU, the UN Mehta Foundation shall provide full financial assistance to UNMICRC for conducting heart transplants for needy patients for free.

Patients suffering from advanced heart failure, unresponsive to guideline-directed medical therapy and those who lack the financial means to afford the necessary treatment will be eligible for this financial assistance.