CleftCare – Bringing a smile to cleft child

69, Chemin 20 pieds, Mare Ronde, Grand Baie, Mauritius | +(230) 269 12 27 | Mon-Sat: 9:00am - 4:30pm Sun: Closed

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WHO WE ARE

Give a little. Change a lot.

Cleft Care Mauritius – “Every Child with Cleft Lip and/or Palate Deserves a Smile.”

CLEFT FACT #1

Every minute, a child with cleft is born in the world. Cleft lip and/or palate occurs in about 1 to 2 per 1000 births in developing countries.

CLEFT FACT #2

The prevalence of cleft lip and/or palate varies according to ancestral origin and socioeconomic status, ranging from 1 in 500 in individuals of Asian origin and 1 in 2500 in those from African origin.

CLEFT FACT #3

Babies born with cleft lip and/or palate can get corrective surgeries as early as 6 months old. Early surgical interventions help to improve their hearing, speech and breathing.

WHO WE ARE?

Smile Train Association is a non-governmental organization created in 2017. It started the Cleft Care Mauritius project to give advice and non-medical support to parents whose infants are born with cleft lip and/or palate or to any child or adult who still has a cleft problem.

Our Mission

  • To help give a smile to all children and adult born with cleft.

Our Vision

  • To sensitize people about cleft
  • To provide support and advice about surgical interventions and other treatment for cleft
  • To counsel and propose assistance to adults with cleft

Our Objectives

  • Screening of all patients with cleft for required surgical interventions and/or other support like rehabilitative care

  • Providing advice and support (medical and non-medical) on feeding, handling, precautions, medical examinations by medical specialists, dental care, orthodontics and speech and language therapy

  • Facilitating surgery procedures locally and abroad by providing both financial and logistical support to parents who choose to do surgeries of their children with the association

  • Promoting national awareness on cleft with support of local media, social media campaigns and workshops

  • Continuously building a local network system of health professionals and specialists who can provide advice and support to those with cleft across Mauritius

Our Team

Cleft Care Mauritius is run by a team of very committed volunteers who come from different areas of expertise.

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Karoun GOOJHA
President & Co-Founder

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Robert YIP-TONG
Vice-President

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Medhinee CHUREETUR
Liaison officer/ Secretary & Co-Founder

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Nusrat DAMREE

Child Psychologist/  Assistant Secretary

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Cedric YEUNG
Treasurer

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Nitishah NAUGAH
Consultant Speech and Language Therapist/ Assistant Treasurer

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Yasheer SOOHUN
Consultant Occupational Therapist

A network of local specialists is available to provide:

 

  • Dental care
  • Orthodontics advice and care
  • Hearing assessments
  • Speech and language therapy
  • And other appropriate care

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