ESTABLISHED 2001REG NGO NO. 2653

In 2020, Population of Bangladesh will be Total 18.1 crore

. o r g . b d

A Child is born with

• A Birth defect

– in every 4 seconds• Clubfoot

– in every 2.5 minutes

• Cleft lip & Palate

– in every 3 minutes

…..live a cursed life with little hope of a bright future.

Never run and play.

Teased by other children

Dependent on others.

Burden to family. Burden to

society.

Future of a neglected

Clubfoot Child…

problems with

feeding, eating, speech

Sadness

shame anxiousne

ss

Social

rejection,Unhappy

marital life, Divorce

Humiliation

depression

LMRF envisions a society where children with inborn or acquired disability are detected, cured and rehabilitated early so that they can live a full,

productive life.

This vision is driven by the idea that all under-privileged children born with physical

disabilities bear equal potential to be a bright future for the country, if they are given a

chance.

 

Our strengths lie in the disciplined delivery of FREE health & surgical care and continuous

thrive for innovation in healthcare service to bring miracle in the lives of these needy

children.

• Leave no clubfoot born children untreated below 5 years of age.

• Early detection and surgery to all children born with facial cleft defects.

• Local Capacity Building• Train up Doctors & Physiotherapists to treat clubfoot and

Cleft lip by proper technique.

• Train Doctors, Nurses and other Health care workers to detect these deformities at early stage.

• Decentralization• Direct intervention

at Free of Cost

• Awareness buildup• Partnership

• Feni • Laxmipur • Comilla• B. Baria• Chandpur

• Our area of coverage includes:

• Chittagong• Cox’s Bazar• Khagrachhari• Noakhali

• ZCF provides world famous Ponseti treatment.

• ZCF also perform surgery for those who are neglected.

• All services are free of cost.

Since inception on 2010, Zero Clubfoot project of LMRF has been playing a very crucial role in setting up a system of early detection and treatment of Clubfoot in Chittagong Division.

Manipulation & Casting for 5-6 weeks

Achilles tenotomy if needed

Foot abduction brace up to 5 years

230

707

1332

1946

349

1091

2036

2967

0

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1000

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2000

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3500

2010 2011 2012 2013

Patient Feet

Gender Ratio

Data Analysis

2001• Inauguration of Lion Mukhlesur Rahman Plastic Surgery Project (LMRPSP)• 1000+ Surgeries in Center Point Hospital, Chittagong up to 2004.

2005 • Lion Mukhlesur Rahman Plastic Surgery Hospital established at CLF, Chittagong.• 700+ Surgeries aided by Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd. and Operation Cleft, Australia. 

2009• Smile Train USA came up to aid as $250 per surgery.

2013• LMRPSP renamed as CureCleft project.

1000

1375

1921

2324

2713

3121

3507

3835

4382

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Yearly Progress

No. of Cleft surgeries

Gender Ratio

Data Analysis

2014: Clinical Goals

1200 new Clubfeet will be treated with Ponseti (serial casting) method.

50 new Clubfeet will be treated with corrective surgery.

800 corrected patients will get Brace under the follow-up

Bracing program.

500 new Cleft children will get corrective surgery. Speech Therapy could be ensured to most of

them.

Training of around 500 TBAs for primary screening of Clubfoot and Cleft lip.

Training of 500 Vaccinators and FWVs to locate Clubfoot and Cleft lip / palate while vaccinating children.

Raise public awareness by distributing awareness materials throughout the operating districts of Chittagong division.

2014: Awareness Goal