Cleft Lip and Palate Mission in Bangladesh Successfully Completed

Posted on November 18, 2010 by admin

Greetings,

We made it back from our medical mission to Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, which is an underserved, poverty-stricken region of the world. Between three attending surgeons, we performed 47 operations, most of which were cleft lip repairs. Over 80% of Bangladesh’s population earns less than $2/day; not surprisingly, much of the population lives in conditions unimaginable to those of residing in the United States.

I traveled with the organization Smile Bangladesh, which is led by Dr. Shahid Aziz. I hope to make many more trips with this organization over the next several years. For more information, visit Smile Bangladesh’s website at http://smilebangladesh.org