India, Oct. 5 -- Jupiter Hospital has launched a commendable initiative to provide free cochlear implant surgeries to children from underprivileged backgrounds. Under the programme, 25 children under the age of five will receive the implant free, which costs between Rs.8 to Rs.10 lakh, officials said.

The initiative was launched on September 26 and there are no beneficiaries yet. Two children enrolled under the programme and their medical evaluation and health assessment are ongoing. They will be operated once they are fit for the procedure

The procedure will be done by ENT surgeons, Dr Col Inderdeep Singh and Dr Pradip Uppal.

As per officials the children should be under five years of age with profound bilateral hearing loss, as confi...