Public Capacity Gaps

State insurance schemes like CMCHS offer limited utilization and are rarely accepted at private hospitals due to inadequate reimbursement rates, leaving families stranded between eligibility and actual access.

Catastrophic Expenses

Families face overwhelming medical costs extending far beyond surgery—pre-transplant evaluation, medications, follow-up care—leading to crushing debt, dangerous treatment delays, or complete care abandonment.

Private Sector Barriers

Private medical centers with advanced capabilities frequently decline CMCHS patients because government reimbursement rates don’t cover actual treatment costs, creating an effective barrier for economically vulnerable families.

KiTES aims to support marginalized children aged 18 months to 18 years by funding their complete transplant journey—not just the surgery, but comprehensive care from diagnosis through lifelong follow-up.

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