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50 children get free cleft lip corrective surgeries
25 Jun 2014 at 08:32hrs | Views
At least 50 children with cleft lip or palate conditions are set to benefit from free corrective surgeries underway at Harare Children's Hospital.
Led by a group of surgeons from the United States and the University of Zimbabwe, the corrective surgeries started on Monday and are expected to end on Friday.
Harare Children's Hospital matron Mrs Lucia Jongwe said as of yesterday, 20 children had been successfully operated on.
Mrs Jongwe said 50 children were booked for the operations out of 115 who came for screening on Sunday.
"The surgeons are targeting 10 children a day for the operation," she said.
The operations are being facilitated by Celebration Health whose official Ms Diana Banda applauded Government for giving its blessing to the programme.
Led by a group of surgeons from the United States and the University of Zimbabwe, the corrective surgeries started on Monday and are expected to end on Friday.
Harare Children's Hospital matron Mrs Lucia Jongwe said as of yesterday, 20 children had been successfully operated on.
Mrs Jongwe said 50 children were booked for the operations out of 115 who came for screening on Sunday.
"The surgeons are targeting 10 children a day for the operation," she said.
The operations are being facilitated by Celebration Health whose official Ms Diana Banda applauded Government for giving its blessing to the programme.
Source - Herald
