Gurugram, March 5 -- Fifteen children suspected of having congenital heart disease were transported to the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, for echocardiography tests under a mobile health initiative, officials from the district health department said on Tuesday. The children, aged between 0 and 18 years, were taken in multiple batches via government ambulances over the past two weeks since February 19.

The screenings were conducted under the National Health Mission'sRashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) initiative, as part of intensified birth defect detection drives at 1,033 anganwadi centres earlier this month. Officials said the campaign targets early detection of 32 health conditions, includ...