Children's Corrective Surgery

Few things are more distressing to a child than disfigurement. It can cause social dislocation and personal despair. The aim of this program is to alleviate distress and suffering amongst the poor who suffer from easily repairable genetic deformities which prevent them from having a normal life.

The operations are performed in local hospitals by Indonesian surgeons. Visiting volunteer consultants transfer their skills and knowledge to Indonesian medical personnel in special surgical training sessions. The Foundation also works in cooperation with the humanitarian programs of the Indonesian Armed Forces, supporting cleft operations and conducting surgical training sessions for Army surgeons.

As with all the programs undertaken by the Foundation, all operations are provided free of charge to the poor.

Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery

'This program was set up in 1989 with the assistance of Rotary to help young Balinese afflicted by cleft lips and palates, and now runs under the auspices of the Foundation. A cleft operation gives the patient a whole new start to life.

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