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Interplast UK makes historic visit to Jaffna A team of surgeons from Interplast, Britain headed by their President, Dr. Charles Viva, will arrive in Sri Lanka today (Feb. 10) to conduct a mission in plastic surgery free of charge. The team is being sponsored by the German Help Foundation, the Sri Lankan NGO, who are the sole organisers and sponsors of these medical missions in Sri Lanka since 1995. Hitherto 18 projects have been conducted throughout the country and over 2,000 operations carried out. All earlier teams had come from Interplast Germany, and this is the second team from Interplast Britain, the first being in April 2000 where the venue was the General Hospital, Ratnapura. This humanitarian service is made available for the poorest of the poor in this country who have been kept out from the main stream of society due to this social stigma. Operations on this 19th project are expected to commence on February 13 for a period of two weeks at the Government Teaching Hospital, Jaffna for the first time, since these mercy missions commenced. The Director, Government Teaching Hospital, Jaffna Dr. Ms. Kanagaratman with her staff, have prepared the hospital to conduct this mission undergoing many hardships. These mercy missions are carried out in close liaison with the Minister of Health, Nutrition and Welfare, the top ministry officials and the Sri Lanka Medical Council. The Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Refugees, Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena and the officials of his ministry are extending all support and assistance towards the success of this mission which has been brought under their 100-day program. All victims who have experienced 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns with severe scar contractures and other deformities such as cleft pallets and cleft lips could benefit from these operations, which are all free of charge. Cosmetic surgery is not included in this program. For more information of the project, contact the Director, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, (Telephone No. 021 - 2260) or Chairman - G.H.F. (Telephone No. 712801 or Secretary - G.H.F. (Telephone No. 715379 between 8.30 and 4.30 p.m. upto the 8th of February 2002). |
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