New Delhi. The campaign to save the life of Anmay, who is battling a rare disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type-One, has been successful. Anmay is the son of Sumit Singh, a resident of Souramau in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Anmay, who is just nine months old, is suffering from a rare disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type-I. A lucky draw was conducted by the company, in which Anmay’s name has appeared. Now the company will provide an injection of 16 crores to Anmay for free. Significantly, many voluntary organizations and business organizations had come forward to save Anmay. He had run many campaigns to save Anmay. According to the information received, Anmay’s parents are not able to get an injection of 16 crores. These injections are manufactured only by a foreign company named ‘Novartis’. The campaign to save Anmay started on social media. People appealed to help his family by running the #SaveAnmay hashtag.
Even Sonu Sood had appealed for help on social media to save Anmay’s life. So far, two crore eighty lakh rupees have been collected in Anmay’s account from the campaign run on social media. Apart from this, a letter was also written on behalf of the district administration to the government for assistance from the Chief Minister’s discretionary fund. Meanwhile, a call was made to Anvay’s father from Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi that Anvay’s name has come out in the lucky draw. Let us tell you, through the Novartis lottery, the company gives these injections to 100 children of the world for free. This lucky draw is conducted every fifteen days. According to the information received, on Monday, September 19, Anvay will be examined at Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi.
What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type-One?
The human body has a gene to make proteins to keep muscles and nerves alive. Children suffering from spinal muscular atrophy do not have this gene, due to which their body does not make proteins. This disease is not detected during pregnancy. However, over time its symptoms start appearing.