Smile Train Shija Cleft Project Mission To Myanmar Flagged Off 12 team member leave to lend healing touch

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Imphal, May 22 2013 : Smile Train Shija Cleft Project, a joint initiative of Smile Train Inc, USA and Shija Hospitals and Research Institute, Imphal has set off on a journey to render free surgical treatment to cleft lip and palate patients at Monywa, Myanmar.

A team of 12 members was flagged off from the campus of Shija Hospitals by Gaikhangam, Dy Chief Minister and K Govindas, Minister of Commerce and Industry.

The team, under the banner, Mission Myanmar left Imphal by surface route.

They will cross the Indo Myanmar border May 23 and reach Kalewa the same day.

The team will reach Monywa on May 24 and screen the patients and begin the operations.

The team members are Dr Kh Palin and Dr AK Ibohal, Consultant Plastic Surgery, SHRI; Dr Sanjib Nepram, HOD Plastic Surgery, RIMS; Dr Th Dinesh, Consultant Anesthesiology, SHRI; Dr LR Singh, Consultant Anesthesiology; Dr Kh Chetan, Medical Officer; RK Romen and Y Sanjoy, OT Technician, Shima Y and Bishwaya Waikhom, Nurse; Premjit L, Asst Manager Business Development and Arun Ng, IT Assistant.

Gaikhangam Flagging Off Smile Train Shija Cleft Project Mission To Myanmar

Smile Train Shija Cleft Project, Manipur has been invited by the Government of Myanmar through Indian Consulate General to render free corrective surgeries for birth defect of cleft lip and palate (Roof of Mouth) in a Government Hospital at Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar.

It is worth mentioning that on March 15, the management of the hospital submitted a proposal to the DC of Tamu offering to extend the service of free cleft lip and palate surgery to the much needed country, Myanmar.

The same proposal was given to the 11 Myanmar delegates, including Power Minister of Sagaing region and 2 MPs, when they visited Shija Hospitals on 2nd April 2013 .

It is being informed by Dr U Than Htut, Medical Superintendent of the General Hospital, Monywa that more than 150 cleft patients are waiting for free corrective surgery.

The target of the mission is to complete 100 plus surgeries in three days (May 24-27) which is likely to be extended for one or two days.

via NorthEast Calling - NorthEast India | India's No1 online News Magazine http://www.necalling.com/smile-train-shija-cleft-project-mission-to-myanmar-flagged-off-12-team-member-leave-to-lend-healing-touch/