Karnataka: Government and Trinity Care Foundation sign MOU to provide free Cleft lip surgeries
Under the partnership, Child Health officials from 6 districts of Ramanagara, Bangalore Rural, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru and Chitradurga in Karnataka will direct children born with facial deformities to Trinity Care Foundation partner hospitals in Bengaluru. Prof. Dr.N. Srinath, Oral & Faciomaxillary surgeon of Trinity Care Foundation will be heading the Project. Trinity Care Foundation will also take responsibility of post-operative care to the children.
Since 2007, Trinity Care Foundation has provided over 360 cleft surgeries, absolutely free of cost, in Karnataka alone. The partnership looks at intensifying outreach so that more under priviliged children born with clefts can benefit from the free surgeries and get a chance to lead a normal life. The surgeries will be provided by Trinity Care Foundation center at Mallige Medical center, Bangalore.
The MoU was signed by Dr. P Saroja,Project Director- (NHM) and Dr. Tony Verghese Thomas ( Trustee ) Trinity Care Foundation in the presence of Dr. Baig , Dr. Gowda and Mr. Binu Varghese (Director) Trinity Care Foundation were also present during the same.
While signing the MoU, Mr. Binu Varghese (Director) Trinity Care Foundation said “We are humbled by the partnership for the second year with RBSK in Karnataka. With the support trecieved last year from the RBSK Teams and Health Department at the grassroot level, will enable Trinity Care Foundation to reach out to every child born with cleft lip and cleft palate in 6 districts of Karnataka State.”
Dr. P Saroja,Project Director- (NHM), Government of Karnataka said ‘We are glad to enter into a partnership with Trinity Care Foundation, for the 2nd Year with Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) and provide free cleft surgeries through Trinity Care Foundation in Karnataka.
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