Saveetha join hands with Smile Train for cleft care

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Saveetha Medical College and Hospital announced their collaboration with Smile Train world's largest cleft organization to drive early diagnosis and intervention for children with clefts, as early as the fetal stage by educating healthcare professionals.
The partnership with smile train aims to create more awareness and eliminate myths surrounding clefts so that parents of children with clefts are well informed and bring forward children for treatment at an early stage. This collaboration will help support free cleft surgery to many underprivileged children in South region of India and especially in Tamil Nadu.
In India, it is estimated that more than 35,000 babies are born with clefts every year. Hundreds of thousands of children with untreated clefts live in isolation, but more importantly, have difficulty eating, breathing, hearing and speaking, as their families cannot afford the life-transforming cleft treatment.
Smile Train India's sustainable model supports funding, training and resources to empower local medical professionals to provide 100 per cent free cleft treatment in their own communities. Through this sustainable model, Smile Train India has supported more than 640,000 plus free cleft surgeries through a network of 150+ partner hospitals across India, through a network of partner hospitals across the country.
"We're proud to partner with Smile Train, a world-leading charity who empowers local medical professionals to provide free life-changing surgery to children with a cleft lip and palatein over 85 countries. Our mission is to give every child a chance to smile. Also we have established a 'center of excellence' a patient-centric unit for patients with cleft lip, palate and craniofacial deformities," said Dr Saveetha Rajesh, Director Saveetha Medical College and Hospital.
"A cleft is one of the most common birth differences and its consequences are huge. There are millions of children born with cleft lip & palate around the world who need help but do not receive timely care due to monetary constraints and lack of awareness about the treatment. Our sustainable cleft care model empowers local medical partners to provide 100 per cent free cleft treatment in their communities. We are very happy to partner with Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals to help children with clefts and create a long-lasting impact in cleft care," said Mamta Carroll Smile Train's Vice President and Regional Director for Asia, talking about the partnership.
For enquires contact: 95000 02424 (Smile Train at Saveetha Hospital)
Smile Train empowers local medical professionals with training, funding, and resources to provide free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children globally. We advance a sustainable solution and scalable global health model for cleft treatment, drastically improving children's lives, including their ability to eat, breathe, speak, and ultimately thrive.
To learn more about how Smile Train's India's sustainable approach means donations have both an immediate and long-term impact, please visit
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Saveetha Medical College is inspired by the mission to create a new genre of doctors trained to highest levels of competence, committed to excellence, guided by professional ethics, ready to serve and lead the world. Saveetha hospital has treated more than 4000 covid patients in the last one year for 1/10th of the cost in other places; we have also done more than 9000 covid vaccinations and have been awarded the 3rd best hospital in the country for covid care and the best in the country for clinical excellence by APHI, India. Also we have done more than 20,000 RTPCR Covid tests. Our maternity service are completely free and our neonatal care unit is one of the best in the country with us treating more than 1000 pre-term and low birth weight babies every year.
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