Operation Hope - 27 May 2014

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of Operation of Hope a success:
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Children’s operations: mission
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The Operation of Hope team which
was in Harare over the past two
weeks has now left, after successfully
operating on 45 children at Harare
Central Hospital.
The team of volunteer surgeons,
mainly from the US led by Jennifer
Trubenbach, carried out operations
on people with cleft lip and cleft palate
conditions for free.
Over 200 surgery candidates attended
screening day on Sunday
April 6 2014, an event graced by Mrs
Stella Dongo, the District Governor
for 9210, a Rotary International District
which encompasses Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Malawi and part of Mozambique.
President Loveness Sibanda of
the Rotary Club of Avondale described
this mission as a resounding
success, and expressed gratitude towards
the Operation of Hope Team.
“The operations brought joy and
happiness to the 45 lucky children
who underwent surgery successfully,
thanks to the dedication of the
team from Operation of Hope.
It is always a pleasure to assist in
life changing initiatives, and we of
the Rotary Club of Avondale, and
other local well wishers share in
the fulfillment of a job well done.
Its mission accomplished” she said.
Operation of Hope, which is registered
in California, raised funds
abroad for these operations, and for
this particular mission, the local Rotary
Club of Avondale, working together
with a sister club, the Rotary
club of Portland Pearl, US, helped
source some of the funds needed for
the project from Rotary Foundation,
an arm of Rotary International, one
of the world’s largest humanitarian
organizations.
The team of Operation of Hope,
have been coming to Zimbabwe since
2006 to carry out surgical operations
on children with the conditions.
Cleft lip and cleft palate is caused
by abnormal facial development
during gestation and occurs in about
1 in 850 people in Zimbabwe.
“As we get closer to the district
conference which will hosted by
Zimbabwe from May 21 to 25 2014 at
Nyanga, the success of this operation
inspires and lifts our spirits as
Rotarians who exist to serve others
above self.
We look forward to continue our
work for the good of our communities”
said Past President Dominic
Musengi.
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A team of the USA based Operation of Hope surgeons operate on a child at Harare Children’s Hospital
A woman feeds her son soon after the cleft lip operation at Harare Children’s hospital
A team of the USA based Operation of Hope surgeons operate on a child at Harare Children’s
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The Operation of Hope
The Operation of Hope in pictures
A team of the USA based Operation of Hope surgeons operate on a child at Harare Children’s Hospital
Operation of hope surgeons conduct screening on patients with cleft lips
A Big Thank You!
DISTRICT
9210
ZIMBABWE
THE ROTARY CLUB OF
AVONDALE (HARARE)
Rotary Senior Citizens Centre, 60 Colquhoun Street Cnr Fife Avenue, Harare.
EST: 2002
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We would like to thank the following who made the current mission
of Operation of Hope a success:
Ngonidzaishe Musanzikwa 9 months from Mt Darwin
- Ministry of Health and Child Care
- University of Zimbabwe College of Health
Sciences Department of Surgery
- The Harare Central Hospital CEO and
staff
- The matron and staff at the children's
hospital at Harare Central
- The visiting surgeons and supporting staff
- Regency Casinos
- Schweppes Zimbabwe
- Delta Beverages
- CBZ Bank
- The District Governor Stella Dongo and
all Rotarians
- ALPHA MEDIA HOLDINGS
- Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation
- Star FM
- ZI-FM Stereo
One year and 7 days old Alex Mwashita seats on her
mother's lap before the cleft lip screening at the Harare
Children's Hospital yesterday. All PICtures: Aaron
Children’s
operations:
Mission
accomplished
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About 800 Zimbabweans have been operated on
to date. One of the surgeons, Dr Travis T Tollefson,
Of the University of California, Davis Medical
Center, who left Harare on Tuesday, expressed
satisfaction with the cooperation and facilitation
of the local partners, and the enthusiasm of the
surgical team itself, which worked long hours. “
I look forward to coming back to Zimbabwe, and
to visit and enjoy other places, such as Great Zimbabwe
Ruins in Masvingo ” he said, on his way
to the airport. Clearly, he was a man dedicated to
his calling, who rightly felt he had accomplished
something worthwhile on this mission.