Plastic surgery offers ray of hope to poor victims under GHF initiative
Around 150 operations or more are expected to be performed during the free plastic surgery mission by the visiting team of plastic surgeons and medical personnel from InterPlast UK and other countries at the Hambantota base hospital, the German Help Foundation (GHF) said.
The InterPlast UK team is now in the country on the invitation of GHF, which organised, co-ordinated and sponsored the mission.
The mission was launched at the Hambantota base hospital on the morning of October 18 after the final screening of patients late into the night on the previous day assisted by members of the Foundation, GHF Chairman Malcolm Periera said.
"Upto October 25, 85 operations had been performed, and many more have been lined up till the Oct. 30. About 150 operations or more are expected to be performed by this time", he said.
The mission has been co-sponsored by Deva Priyan, Jet Wing, Hotel Sapphire, Peacock Beach Hotel, Sunil Travels, Tudawe Bros., Hansgrohe of Germany and the D. A. Rajapakse Foundation.
The InterPlast UK team is headed by its Chairman Dr. Charles Viva. The mission was conducted in Hambantota to pay tribute to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse under whose patronage this project was carried out.
| Permalink | E-mail this post 
