Lion Mukhlesur Rahman Foundation (LMRF) There are millions of children in Bangladesh who are suffering from congenital and aquired physical problems that can be solved through timely, effective and inexpensive treatment or surgeries. Regardless of the severity, children afflicted with various physial deformities like Facial clefts, clubfoot etc., face a life of disability with all its limitations. Lion Mukhlesur Rahman Foundation (LMRF) is a children’s charity organization, envision a society where children with inborn or acquired disability are detected, cured and rehabilitated early so that they can live a full, productive life. LMRF established a full free health service through her CureCleft & Zero Clubfoot projects for these unfortunate children of Bangladesh. By the skilled hands of our devoted Surgeons and Physiotherapists, 4300+ Cleft lip & palate and 2100+ children relieved from clubfoot deformity so far. Awareness buildup: We conduct regular training program to Govt. health workers specially vaccination & family planning staffs, meet with Govt. doctors and arrange FGD with local NGO workers, beneficiary parents to aware about clefts & clubfoot problem. Publicity by regular poster sticking, leaflet, brochure newsletter distribution is a part of our continued awareness campaign. Conclution: People are pivotal resource of our country and today’s children are our future. These underprevelaged children born with physical disabilities bear equal potential to be a bright future for the country, if they‘ve given a chance. LMRF has started a journey of hope to bring miracle to the lives of these needy children and shape up the future of Bangladesh.

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2. In 2020, Population of Bangladesh
will be Total
18.1 crore

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6. A Child is born with
•
A Birth defect
– in every 4 seconds
•
Clubfoot
– in every 2.5 minutes
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Cleft lip & Palate
– in every 3 minutes

8. Future of a neglected
Clubfoot Child…
Never run and
play.
 Teased by other
children
 Dependent on
others.
 Burden to family.
 Burden to society.

…..live a cursed
life with little
hope of a bright
future.

9. problems with
feeding,
eating, speech
Humiliation
depression
Social
Sadness
shame
anxiousness
rejection,
Unhappy
marital life,
Divorce

10. 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.

11. This vision is driven by the idea that all underprivileged 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.
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Leave no clubfoot born children untreated below 5 years of age.
Early detection and surgery to all children born with facial cleft defects.

12. •
Local Capacity Building
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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.
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Decentralization
•
Direct intervention
at Free of Cost
•
Awareness buildup
•
Partnership

15. •Our
area of coverage includes:
•Chittagong
•Cox’s
Bazar
•Khagrachhari
•Noakhali
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•
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•
•
Feni
Laxmipur
Comilla
B. Baria
Chandpur

16. •
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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.

17. Manipulation &
Casting for 5-6 weeks
Achilles tenotomy
if needed
Foot abduction brace
up to 5 years

18. 3500
2967
3000
2500
2036
2000
1332
1500
1091
1000
500
1946
707
230
349
0
2010
2011
Patient
2012
Feet
2013

19. Data
Analysis
Gender
Ratio

21. 2001
•
•
Inauguration of Lion Mukhlesur Rahman
Plastic Surgery Project (LMRPSP)
1000+ Surgeries in Center Point Hospital,
Chittagong up to 2004.
2005
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•
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
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LMRPSP renamed as CureCleft project.

23. Y
early Progress
4382
No. of Cleft surgeries
3835
3507
3121
2713
2324
1921
1375
1000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

24. Data Analysis
Gender Ratio

29. 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.

30. 2014: Awareness Goal
of around 500 TBAs for
primary screening of Clubfoot and Cleft
lip.
 Training
 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.