Dear Editor,
I am writing to you on behalf of Three Rivers Kids Foundation of Ontario, Canada.
This letter is with regard to an article published in the Kaieteur News on Friday June 17, 2011 regarding the child Kenneth Prince. The article on Kenneth Prince is inaccurate. Kenneth does not require any further surgery. Articles requesting further donations are misleading to the public. Publishing an article such as this without any medical information or evidence is very disturbing, not to mention the risk that the unsuspecting public is exposed to.
Three Rivers Kids Foundation assisted this child and made all the arrangements for him to get medical treatment in November 2010. Kenneth was flown to Max Hospital in Delhi, India for treatment of congenital heart disease. He underwent open heart surgery at that time to correct Ventricular Septal Defect and had the mitral valve repaired. He needs to be followed up by a cardiologist/doctor in Guyana like all the other children who underwent cardiac surgery.
Three Rivers Kids Foundation conducts free cardiac screening clinics in Guyana every two years. In 2012 Kenneth Prince will be examined by the doctor who performed his surgery as Dr Viresh Mahajan from Max Hospital will be conducting the clinic in Guyana.
Yours faithfully,
Jeanette Singh President
Three Rivers Kids Foundation of
Ontario
