On the completion of five successful years, city-based Devkamal hospital has planned to organise a series of events to mark the hospital’s fifth anniversary. A series of events will commence from October19 to mark the occasion.
Dr Anant Sinha, head of the hospital, informed that in past few months they have completed 5,000 cleft surgeries successfully and now they were looking forward to the visit of Smile Train World CEO Susanaah Schaefers and World Programme Manager Satish Karla for the inspection of the hospital and Audery green Diagnostic centre which include the lab, X-ray unit and the blood bank.
Dr. Sinha said, “Smile Train is the world’s largest cleft lip and palate charity whose overriding goal is to make safe and quality treatment of cleft lip and palate accessible to the millions who cannot afford it and we are their major partner in eastern zone.” According to Sinha our team believes that there should not be any compromise in providing treatment. Sharing his experience in the hospital he said, “It was a very difficult journey. Despite facing acute financial crunch in initial phase we continued our work and our struggle had now paid back.”
Meanwhile, after inspection Smile Train team will organize a press meet where they will interact with the patient and their relatives. Minister of Social Welfare and Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi will also be present on the occasion. Moreover, an elocution contest for school students will be organized on October 22 and 24. The winners will be awarded by Minister for HRD, Art Culture Sports and Youth Affairs Geetashree Oraon.
Former HOD of Department of Anatomy, AFMC Pune Prof Dr RK Zargar and Department of Plastic Surgey, PGI Chandigarh Prof Dr PS Chari will also be felicitated on the occasion as token of gratitude by Dr Sinha. Dr Hrishikesh Jha said, “I have been working with this hospital from past one and half years and found that here a cooperative culture rather than corporate culture. Working with the team discovered that what we do in a day others do it in a month.”