Free surgeries for children with cleft lip and palateBy Tam An A girl with cleft lip receives free check-ups at HCMC Medicine and Pharmacy University Hospital - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ORGANIZER HCMC - More than 70 children with cleft lip and palate are receiving free check-ups and surgeries as part of the Operation Smile program. The surgery program is implemented by HCMC Medicine and Pharmacy University Hospital and sponsors, including Lotte Mart, from September 17 to 21. Children receiving free surgeries come from poor families from Dak Lak, An Giang, Tien Giang, Dong Nai, Can Tho, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and some other provinces and cities. In addition to free surgeries, the program also covers part of accommodation fees and meals for the patients. Lotte Mart donates VND200 million (US$8,650) to the program, which covers surgery cost for 40 children. This is the fourth year Lotte Mart has joined the program. … [Read more...] about Free surgeries for children with cleft lip and palate
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More children with cleft lip and palate to receive free surgeries
PANO - Operation Smile Vietnam will give free surgeries from March 5th to 9th to Vietnamese children and teenagers with cleft lip and palate in Hanoi. The program this year is sponsored by Mercon Coffee Group and scheduled to give surgeries to around 50 children with cleft lip and palate in Hanoi and northern provinces. For surgery safety, children with cleft lip should be aged at least 6 months old and weigh at least 8 kg, while children with cleft palate should be at least 18 months old and weigh at least 12 kg. Besides, children, suffering from malnutrition, asthma, high fever, cardiovascular disease or diabetes cannot receive the surgery. Eligible children and teenagers will receive surgeries at the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital at 37 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi. In the first two months of 2012, the Operation Smile Vietnam successfully provided surgeries to 162 patients with cleft lip and palate. For further information, call the Organization at 04 … [Read more...] about More children with cleft lip and palate to receive free surgeries
Talisman sponsors free cleft lip and palate surgery with OSV
Talisman sponsors free cleft lip and palate surgery with OSV By My Loan in HCMC Operation Smile Vietnam (OSV) will organize free surgeries for children with cleft lip and palate deformities in An Giang Province and near-by-HCMC provinces from April 13 to 17. The operations will be performed by doctors from the National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology in Ho Chi Minh City (NHOS-HCMC). The surgeries have been sponsored by Talisman Company, who will be sending staff members to the hospital as non-medical volunteers. Children and young adults with cleft lip and palate deformities may register for the surgery program before April 13 by calling (08) 3920 7356 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Operation smile stipulates that children with cleft lip must be at least 6 months old and weigh a minimum of 6 kilograms to be considered for surgery, while children with cleft palate must be at least nine months old and weigh 16 kilograms. All surgical candidates must be in good health. More than 3,000 infants … [Read more...] about Talisman sponsors free cleft lip and palate surgery with OSV
Free surgeries for children with cleft lip and palate deformities in Mekong Delta
Free surgeries for children with cleft lip and palate deformities in Mekong Delta By Quoc Hung in HCMC Operation Smile Vietnam, in partnership with Amway Vietnam, Can Tho General Hospital and other partners, will provide free medical check-ups and surgeries for children born with cleft lip and palate deformities from November 6 to 12. It is estimated that 150 patients will receive treatment during this mission. Families whose children were born with cleft clip and facial deformities can register for the program with Operation Smile Vietnam at 0904 885 555 or 04 3936 5426 or bring their children to Can Tho General Hospital for a check-up, consultation and surgery. For safety, surgeries will only be performed for cleft lip patients over six months old and over eight kilograms and for cleft palate patients over 18 months old and over ten kilograms. The program does not accept malnourished children or children with asthma, high fever, diabetes, heart or other internal diseases. The year … [Read more...] about Free surgeries for children with cleft lip and palate deformities in Mekong Delta
Surgery brings happiness for children with cleft lips and palates
The Hanoitimes - Truong Thi Ut from Binh Chanh District faced a dreadful dilemma. Should she give birth to her six-months old, unborn son if he had a cleft lip, as ultra sound images revealed? Ut decided that the problems facing her boy would be enormous, so she went to Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital in District 1 for a termination procedure. However, when she arrived, a doctor advised her to seek final advice from Paediatric Hospital No.1, which specialises in surgery for cleft lips and palates. There, Ut met Dr Nguyen Van Dau, the head of the ward, who persuaded her not to give up her baby. "I forever remember what he said", she said. "He said I should focus on delivering my baby and that he would take the responsibility for fixing my little boy up." He added that the baby was fully formed, apart from his lip, and had a right to be born, she added. "Dau's encouragement changed my thinking." Three months after the boy was born, cosmetic surgery was performed to repair … [Read more...] about Surgery brings happiness for children with cleft lips and palates