Home • Missions • South Asia • India • Kanyakumari • 2012 • Surgery has Begun at Richardson’s Dental and Craniofacial Hospital
Dr. Sunil Richardson and Dr. Shweta Richards, owners of Richardsons Hospital, have gone out of their way to provide everything our team has needed, from additional medications to basic necessities like food and water.
Today, our first day of surgery, Afia arrived to repair her cleft lip with five members of her extended family. She was our first patient on the first day.
After surgery, Afia sleeps peacefully in her mother's arms with recovery nurse Tracy.
Kanyakumari, India
There are two local languages spoken by the people of this region; Tamil and Malayalam. While a high percentage of people in India speak and understand English, many do not. The majority of people who are ... Read More »
Kanyakumari, India
The team has witnessed a strong bond between the father and his child in many of the families. When the child is distressed, many times it is the father that the child reaches for; it is the father that ha... Read More »
Kanyakumari, India
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Faridabad, India
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Faridabad, India
Cleft lip and palate deformities can result from genetic disorders or syndromes. As technology and databases improve, our understanding of genetic markers and risk factors for these conditions continues to... Read More »
