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Target group: Boys and girls suffering from cleft-lip and palate whose
parents are incapable to bear the operation cost of cleft lip.
Description of the program:
Cleft-lip is far more a
social setback than a health problem. Boys and girls cursed with cleft-lips
face a lot of problems in everyday life ranging from disruption of formal
education, attending social ceremonies and impediment at the time of getting
married. Considering the gravity of the situation DBBF has taken the
initiative to bring back smile on the face of the boys and girls with
cleft-lip through plastic surgery since 2003. More than 800 numbers of poor
cleft-lipped boys & girls have so far been successfully operated across the
country. Through arangement of special camps of under this 'smile
brighter' program in Dhaka, Chittagonj, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Khulna,
Barisal, Bogra, Comilla, Rangpur, Dinajpur etc. As a continuous process,
the cleft-lipped boys & girls are being operated accross the country for
restoration of hope and dignity in their lives.
DBBF continues with the
plastic surgery program at ifs cost throughout the country for those
cleft-lipped boys and girls (age up to 20 years) whose parents are unable to
afford the cost of plastic surgery. So far 700 cleft-lips and / or
palate surgery were done. Cost of each surgery is Tk.8,500.00 (eight
thousand and five hundred) only. In this connection DBBL already spent the
amount of Tk.59,50,000.00 (taka fifty nine lac and fifty thousand)
only.
This is an ongoing
program. Around 1500 cleft-lip and/or palate boys and girls will come
under this program in the next 05 years and the expenditure in this regard
will be Tk.l,27,50,000.00 (one crore twenty seven lac fifty thousand)
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