[Hyderabad, October 27. Image via Getty]

Ten-month old B. Lakshmi, who successfully underwent pediatric cardiac surgery, is cared for by her mother at South Asia's first exclusive children's heart hospital in Hyderabad on October 27, 2009. Nearly 152 000 children are born with cardiac conditions in India every year. AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)