Project | Cleft Lip & Palate Project (CLIPP) |
Objectives | • Improve the ability to eat, speak, hear and breathe, as well as restore appearance of to 50 targeted beneciaries. • Increase knowledge of local caregivers on infection control and post-operative care through ward rounds. |
Project Partners | Sitagu Ayudana Hospital |
Activities | • Reconstructive surgery for congenital facial deformities • Teaching sessions to caregivers about infection control and post-operative care |
Locations | Sagaing, Myanmar |
Period | 24th June to 1st July, 2015 |
Accomplishments | 91 cleft lip and/or palate reconstructive surgeries • 5 post-operative caregiver teaching sessions • 0 post-operative infections |