PCS was founded in 2007 to provide free care for Palestinian children with cleft lip and palate, and other congenital craniofacial anomalies. The Cleft Society is made up of Palestinian surgeons, speech therapists, dentists, orthodontists, geneticists, and pediatricians, as well as foreign cleft practitioners who have provided support to the Palestinian practitioners. PCS is supported by the University of North Carolina (UNC) Medical Foundation.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Jenin 2011
The team arrived in Palestine on Friday November 25th and began screening patients at Jenin Government Hospital on Saturday November 26th. While 3-4 surgeries of cleft lip and palate patients have been taking place daily, I have been conducting hour long interviews with the parents of each patient. These interviews involve gathering extensive information that will hopefully allow us determine the cause of this condition. This work is just the beginning of a long process.
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