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| Smile Campaign |
SPARSH Hospital for Accidents, Orthopedics, Plastic and Maxillofacial
surgery situated on Hosur road Bommasandra industrial area Bangalore, is launching
smile campaign in conjunction with The Smile Train a charitable institution,
this was launched by Dr.Santosh Babu collector of Krishnagiri Dist at Sparsh
hospital on 18/6/2007. Addressing the media on this occasion Dr Sharan Shivaraj
Patil, Chairman Sparsh Hospital has said that in this scheme all the cleft
and their associated anomalies will be operated completely free of charge
and this will be an on going Programme. He also emphasized on the important
role of the media in reaching out and increasing the awareness among the general
public on such conditions
The main objectives of the smile campaign are
- Increase the awareness among the general public
- operate all the cases of cleft free of charge
- Make areas within 200 kms in and around Sparsh hospital cleft lip and palate free
Dr Devi Shetty chairman of Narayana Hrudayalaya was also present on this occasion
and congratulated Sparsh and has also extended full support to this campaign.
We have got a very good response from the general public till now. We would
like to reach out to many more especially in the rural areas. We have formed
a partnership with doordharshan and are working towards this end. We think
that doordharshan with a wide coverage in the rural areas will help us reach
out to many more people.
1 in 800 live births are cleft patients. That is we have more then 30000 children
with cleft every year. Out of which only about 10% of them receive any kind
of treatment. Scientific studies have shown that most of the cleft children
are seen in lower socio-economic classes with a monthly income of less then
Rs 1700. Many children do not receive the treatment in India. Half of India's
cleft children are deprived of their fundamental right to education. Many
of India's cleft children go to bed each night hopeless and angry. We as a
nation seem quite content to tolerate this violation of their basic constitutional
rights.
It is time that we start thinking of these children, not as objects of sympathy,
but as citizens with the same rights that we consider our due. That we believe,
really believe, that every child, regardless of birth and circumstances is
truly equal.
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Unit of Shiva & Shiva Orthopedic Hospital Pvt. Ltd., #29, P2, The Health City, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Hosur Road, Bangalore (India) 560099
Tel: +91-80-27835921/22 | Fax: +91-80-27835924 | Email: info@sparshhospital.com
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