ndigents with cleft lip or cleft palates who want to avail of free surgery through Operation Smile may now register at the Out-Patient Department of the Vicento Sotto Memorial Medical Center or at the municipal and barangay health centers in the province and in the city of Cebu.
Operation Smile Cebu Mission site coordinator Monette Aliño said that those who can avail of the free operations must be indigents, a year old and above for those with cleft lip and at least three years old for those with cleft palate. All those who want to avail of the free surgery must be in good health.
The registration, which started last January 1, will run until February 23. The screening dates are on February 22 and 23 while the surgery dates are on February 25 to March 1 at the VSMMC.
Operation Smile is brought to Cebu through the Mariquita Salimbangon Yeung Charitable Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with the VSMMC, Operation Smile Philippines Foundation, Inc., Operation Smile International, Cebu Provincial Government, Cebu City Government, Department of Health and Cebu’s Medical Community.— Gregg M. Rubio/QSB