The pain that a cleft child’s parents have to bear is beyond apprehension. A remedy that too low or no cost, which helps restore the deformities of the face, is God-send. Such has been the story of Anisha of Kalaianagar village of West Bengal. Anisha was born as the first child of her parents, Rakhi […]
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Manoj and Ruma Mondal run a small grocery store in Sirakol. The place is in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The business is small, but they make do with whatever they earn. When their son Aditya was born, they were overjoyed. The birth of their first child was something they looked forward […]
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Rikta Ghoshal was born into an impoverished family in Bolpur, West Bengal. Her parents were not very healthy also. Rikta’s mother suffered from polio, which made working difficult for her, adding to its financial strain. While Rikta’s birth brought her parent’s immense joy, unfortunately, she was born with a cleft lip. It worried the family, […]
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We continue our persistent efforts to bring back in our patients a delightful smile. Often the operation procedures are done in steps till the deformities are entirely correct. Mrinmoy Bezbaruah came to us when he was only a year old. He had both a cleft lip and palate. His lip was repaired during his first […]
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Mission Smile and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on 29.10.2019. As a result of this partnership 245 children from the northeast – 100 in Assam, 75 in Meghalaya and 35 each in Nagaland and Mizoram – received their smiles. Dignitaries who attended the MoA signing included Kallol Mitra – GM (Finance), Diganta […]
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We are transparent in our operations and pride in sharing with our partners our pledge. Mr Neville Ching, accompanied by his wife Lucy and their two children, visited Mission Smile from 21st to 28th October 2019. They were keen to get a first-hand experience of the transformation brought about by Mission Smile. Mr Ching and […]
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National Health Mission (NHM) of Uttarakhand signed an MoU with Mission Smile on 31.10.2019. The terms of this MoU states that NHM will henceforth refer all cleft patients to our outreach centre in AIIMS, Rishikesh. NHM will identify the patients at the ground level through their RBSK (Rashtriya Bal Swathya Karyakram) teams and refer them […]
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11-months-old Bornali Pegu belongs to a poor family of marginal businessmen from Jonai Village in the Dhemaji district of Assam. The birth of the little one was sad, not a joyous occasion for the family. When the family discovered that the child was born with a cleft lip and palate, they were shocked and […]
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The Fourth Cleft Surgical Mission took place at Gulbarga, Karnataka, From 21st to 25th September 2019. In partnership with Muthoot Pappachan Foundation, Mission Smile reached out to the residents of Gulbarga. In fact, the goal was to put smiles back on the faces of at least 50 children. The ESIC Medical College and Hospital was the venue […]
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Mocking someone for their facial or physical deformity is a common social evil. Yet, one cannot escape the humiliation of having different looks. Unfortunately, such is our social scenario. Now imagine a kindergarten child being made fun of looking ‘different’ from the rest of his classmates! What impact would it have on the young mind? […]
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Talim, a 2 year-5 months old boy born with cleft lip and palate, has a story to tell like no others! He belongs to an extremely poverty-stricken family from Nadia district. Both his parents are disabled since birth. While his mother is deaf and dumb, his father is lame. Thus, the family has no fixed […]
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Adrija, a 3-year-11-months old girl, was born with type 7 cleft. This is a rare type of cleft condition. Adrija belongs to a lower-middle-class family. Since birth, the girl child faced constant indifference and discrimination. Her grandmother held her mother responsible for giving birth to a child with cleft deformity. Yet, despite all the opposition […]
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