Management of Shija Hospitals, Langol is happy to inform the general public that the second Smile Train Shija Cleft project for 750 free cleft related surgery starts from June 2007 after the successfully completion 1st project of 750 free cleft surgeries which was launched in June last year. The completion is six months ahead of the schedule.
For the cleft lip and palate patients coming from Myanmar and neighboring states like Nagaland, Mizoram and Assam, an amount of Rs 750/- to Rs 1000/- are now given as traveling expense.
Facilities of free dental consultation, alveolar bone grafting and speech therapy for the cleft patients have been added to the project in 2007.
Cleft Lip and Palate
Clefts are a major problem in developing countries where there are millions of children who are suffering with unrepaired clefts. Most cannot eat or speak properly. Aren’t allowed to attend school or hold a job. And face very difficult lives filled with shame and isolation, pain and heartache.
One cleft is born in every 600 to 800 live births. In India, over 35,000 children are born with cleft lips or palates every year. Many of them do not undergo the treatment because they don’t have the money. Smile Train has come here to help them giving a smile and new life.
Smile Train, New York.
One Charity. One Problem. One Goal. Focused on a single problem: cleft lip and palate. The Smile Train is an NGO launched in 1998. Goal is to eradicate the global problem of cleft lips and palates. It has got a comprehensive approach - free training for doctors, free surgery for children and research to find a cure. It is supported by thousands of individuals and private foundations and does not receive any governmental funding.
Smile Train in India
Started late 2000 having 82 'partner' hospitals, 150 surgeons and so far sponsored more than 65,000 cleft surgeries.
Shija Hospitals, Langol
It is 100 bedded ISO 9001:2000 certified hospital providing secondary and tertiary health care in the region. It is recognized as partnered hospital by Smile Train, New York in June 2006 to start a Project to perform 750 free of cost surgeries for Cleft lip, palate & associated problems in 18 months whichever earlier. Cleft patients between 4 months to 40 years from any part of the world are eligible for free treatment.
Related Link for Smile Train at Shija here.
Santosh Shekhar, Assistant Manager- Business Development, Shija Hospitals and Research Institute Pvt. Ltd.
supplied this Press Release to e-pao.net .
He can be contacted at santosh_07(at)yahoo(dot)com .
This Press Release was webcasted on July 02nd, 2007
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