Renowned Indian Cricketer Harbhajan Singh offers support to children born with clefts
NEW DELHI : Smile Train, the globe's biggest cleft charity, revealed famous Indian Cricketer and Padma Shri awardee, Harbhajan Singh as a Goodwill Ambassador for India. As Goodwill Ambassador, Harbhajan Singh will vigorously back Smile Train India to increase awareness for children with clefts and the free treatment obtainable through Smile Train.
In India, it is calculated that in excess of 35,000 babies are born with a cleft lip and/or palate annually, and hundreds of thousands of children worldwide live with untreated clefts. Cleft treatment is safe and the change is instant. Smile Train furnishes training, funding and resources to medical experts to offer 100%-free cleft surgery and thorough cleft care in their own communities.
In reaction to the revelation, Harbhajan Singh commented, "A child's smile is pure joy and it is hard to imagine that babies born with a cleft have difficulty eating, speaking and breathing. The good news is that cleft is treatable through surgery and related ancillary treatment such as speech therapy and orthodontic treatment. For the last 20 years, Smile Train has been doing great work across India and I am happy to be a part of this unique and wonderful initiative. I look forward to using my platform to raise awareness for children with clefts."
Smile Train has backed 600,000+ free cleft surgeries in India via a network of 150+ partner hospitals all over the nation. Offering safe surgery and thorough cleft care for children at scale is crucial, as Smile Train looks to persist to widen their programs and reach out to every child in requirement of cleft care.
"Harbhajan Singh is an inspiration to millions of youth in our country and we consider it a great privilege to have him support our organization. We welcome Harbhajan Singh as our Goodwill Ambassador and are grateful for his generous support to Smile Train and children with clefts," observed Mamta Carroll, Vice President & Regional Director-Asia, Smile Train.
Harbhajan Singh in recent times backed Smile Train's exclusive endeavour, The Smile Torch. At a programme organized at Wagah Border, Amritsar, Harbhajan Singh along with DIG BSF Mr. Bhupinder Singh, Smile Train India team, medical associates and cleft patients greeted The Smile Torch to Punjab. The common public at the Flag Lowering Ceremony at Wagah Border were enlightened about cleft lip and palate, its treatment and was greatly impressed by the performances of former cleft patients.
About Smile Train
Smile Train gives authority to local medical professionals with training, funding, and resources to offer cost free cleft surgery and thorough cleft care to children worldwide. The organisation develops a sustainable solution and scalable worldwide health model for cleft treatment, remarkably enhancing children's lives, including their capacity to eat, breathe, speak, and ultimately furnish. For additional facts log onto smiletrainindia.org.
By ANJISHNU BISWAS
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