Surgical Treatment

This child is waiting for surgery on her cleft lip and palate.

This child had an operation on her liver.

Child with clubfeet waiting for operation.

This child was operated on to correct her deformed legs (picture shows child before operation).

This child is waiting for her plaster cast to be removed after operation on her club feet.

This child had cataracts removed and his vision restored (picture shows child with his parents).

Through this programme, children and adults who have physical needs are given the necessary help and resources to undergo corrective surgery.

About Surgical Treatment Programme

Through this programme, children and adults with physical needs are given the necessary help and resources to undergo corrective surgery.

Children and adults living in poverty who have physical needs are identified and offered assistance with their surgical needs. Although most people have access to free medical consultations at a local Government hospital, the cost of any treatment (even at a Government hospital) and especially a surgical operation is far beyond their reach.

Hands of Mercy work in partnership with local hospitals and specialist consultants to perform the necessary operations. Children with cleft lip and palate defects, leg defects, heart ailments and hearing problems have already been successfully operated on. As part of the Hands of Mercy family planning initiative, surgical sterilization (Tubal Ligation) is offered to urban poor women.

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