Swasthya Foundation is a charitable organization registered as a trust in 2013 in Mysore, Karnataka, India. Swasthya Foundation is aimed at treating the less fortunate children born with facial deformities like cleft lip and palate In addition to free surgery.

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2. Swasthya Foundation
New Smile... New Life...swasthyafoundatinorg@gmail.comwww.swasthyafoundation.org

3. Dr. Manu PrasaD .sDr. Manu PrasaD .s
PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN
SWASTHYA FOUNDATION
Head of the Department
Centre for Cleft Services
St JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL
Centre Director
DCKH/SHfS CENTRE – MYSORE
Professor
Farooqia Dental College
Rajiv gandhi University

4. Swasthya Meaning
 “SWASTHYA” is a sanskrit word which has two
components "SWA”(‘The being’) and "STHA"(‘centered’)
 No word in english can define health to its fullest as
SWASTHYA does- it means ‘Getting Centered to one’s own
being’
 “SWASTHYA” - as a system, which uses the inherent
principles of nature, to help maintain health in a person by
keeping the individual's body, mind and spirit in perfect
equilibrium with nature.

5. Vision:
 To reintegrate children born with cleft lip palate and
other facial deformities into mainstream society.
Mission:
 To establish state-of-the-art cleft centre to treat
children born with cleft lip palate across the country. To
train and impart surgical knowledge to surgeons and
medical professionals to support these unfortunate
babies.

6. What does Cleft mean?
It is the most common
congenital facial deformity in the world
The term “cleft” refers to a gap in the lip and
palate , can affect the face in severe forms

7. Swasthya Comprehensive Care
SPEECH AND AUDIOLOGY SERVICES.
ORTHODONTICS
COMBINED CLINICS AND
AWARENESS PROGRAMMES
SURGERY

8. How we help…
• First contact at cleft camps:
Dr. Manu Prasad.S
examines a patient in the
cleft camp at
K.R.Nagara, Mysore .

9. How we help…
• 7-8 Surgeries are required for complete
rehabilitation
• Free surgery to
close
the cleft Lip &
palate

10. Eating/drinking
difficulties
Hearing
difficulties
Facial
disfigurement
Speaking
difficulties
Usually the cleft palate will be closed
in the 2nd operation three to six
months after the closing of the cleft
lip.
How we help…

11. How we help…
• But surgery is only the first step in a long process:
• Speech therapy to ensure normal speaking &
hearing abilities
• Functional & psychological therapy to make them
live a normal child’s life
• Educating the parents how to support the further
development of the child

12. How we help…
• Orthodontic treatment
• Other treatments:
• In some cases besides Cleft also ENT surgery
required• Awareness
• Setting up new high quality and self
sustainable
‘Cleft – Centres’ in India
• Train the local surgeons, therapists, staff to the
newest
and highest standards – partly in Germany, Europe
• Application of vitamins to pregnant women to prevent
cleft formations

13. How we help…
• Swasthya Foundation is accompanying each
patient and their family in every single step of
this
journey!

14. How we help…
… because our aim is high:
A happy & normal child who can live an
independent and self-responsible life!

15. And now….
• A dedicated and
comprehensive centre in Mysore
Mysore
Dr. Manu Prasad.S
Launched in 2013 at
St.Joseph’s Hospital ,
Mysore
The centre is headed by
Dr. Manu Prasad.S

16. All that it costs…
15.000 INR for change of a life!
How can you help…

17. Thank you
Swasthya Foundation
“New smile... New life...”