Mokokchung, June 12 (MTNews): A team of doctors from Smile Train Shija Cleft Project, Imphal, will be organizing a free surgery camp for cleft lip and palate at Oking Hospital and Research Clinic in Kohima from June 26 to the 29th under Smile Train Shija Cleft Project – Mission Nagaland 43rd phase.
Smile Train Shija Cleft Project- Mission Nagaland, is a joint initiative of Smile Train Shija Cleft Project, Imphal, and Oking Hospital, Kohima, to reach out to the cleft lip and palate patients of Nagaland and give them a new lease of life by rendering absolutely free of cost corrective surgery, free medicine, accommodation and travelling allowance up to a permissible limit.
A press release from Smile Train Shija Cleft Project stated that more than 649 cleft patients from Nagaland have availed free treatment till date under the project while it is believed that there are more than 2,500 untreated cleft patients in the state. “These patients are unable to avail treatment due to financial constraints and unawareness of the treatment facility. Children born with clefts have difficulty eating, breathing, and speaking. Untreated, they live a life of isolation and the majority of these children never go to school and seldom find jobs,” it said.
All such patients are asked to get themselves registered at Oking Hospital and Research Clinic, Kohima, one or two days ahead of the camp for necessary examination. For more details, the needy may contact the officials at Oking Hospital, Kohima, through phone (0370 2290080, 2290146, and 9436000494) or Smile Train Shija Cleft Project, Imphal through 9436869799 and 9436235270.
