Smile Train Rafatullah Community Hospital Cleft Project (STRCP)

Smile Train Rafatullah Community Hospital Cleft Project (STRCP)

Funded by : Smile Train Inc. USA
Duration : 01/07/2010-31/12/2016
Target Beneficiary: All Classes of children born with cleft lip and palate, and physical disable people with cleft lip and palate.

Operational Area: All over Bangladesh. Coronary Care Services10
Manpower: There are 9 staffs are working in this project of which Project Director-01, Surgeon-03, Anesthetist- 01, Maxillofacial Surgeon-02, Speech Therapist-01, Nurse-01

Project Background:
TMSS Health Sector has been implementing “Smile Train RCH cleft Project” through Rafatullah Community Hospital (RCH) since 01 July, 2010 with an aim of bringing back normal life of poor cleft lip or palate patients through reconstructive surgery and their peaceful rehabilitation in the society. The agreement was signed on July 15, 2010 for six months between Rafatullah Community Hospital and Smile Train Inc. of America and later on this project has been extended for another o2 years up to 31 December, 2012. To fulfill the project aim and objectives, Rafatullah Community Hospital is arranging and providing totally free of cost reconstructive surgeries to the poor children and patients born with cleft lip or palate and successfully kept continued its educational programs in the field of reconstructive surgeries for medical specialists by the financial, technical and other supports of Smile Train, an internationally renowned organization based in NewYork, USA. For successful implementation of 1st and 2nd phase project activities, the Smile Train, USA has renewed its agreement for the implementation of the 3rd phase project activities by TMSS for the period of 01, January 2013 to December 31, 2016.

Goal: Provide medical & surgical services to the children and patients born with cleft Lip and
Palate specially from poor community.

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Major activities