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Rotaplast mission ends in Sylhet

February 11, 2024 00:00:00


Guests and participants seen at the closing ceremony of the 7th Rotaplast mission held in Sylhet recently.

The closing ceremony of the 7th Rotaplast mission, partially sponsored by Chevron Bangladesh, was held in Sylhet recently, says a statement.

As part of the mission, 69 patients, mostly children, living near Chevron Bangladesh-operated Jalalabad gas-plant, received free life-changing reconstructive surgeries to correct cleft-lip, cleft-palate, and other facial anomalies and burns.

The 10-day mission was conducted in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Jalalabad and Sylhet Women's Medical College Hospital (SWMCH). Over 29 volunteers from six countries took part in this year's Sylhet mission. The team comprised reconstructive plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians, speech pathologists, orthodontists and nurses.

Abu Ahmed Siddique, Divisional Commissioner, Sylhet; Dr Kenneth Jacob Funk, Mission Director, Rotaplast; Dr. Monzurul Hoque Choudhury, Past District Governer, Rotary Club of Jalalabad & Key coordinator, Rotaplast Mission 2024; Monjur Al Baset, President, Rotary Club of Jalalabad; Muhammad Imrul Kabir, Director of Corporate Affairs, Chevron Bangladesh; Prof. Dr. Fazlur Rahim Kaiser, Principal, SWMCH; Brig. Gen. Dr. G. M. Monirul Islam, Director, SWMCH; and Prof. Dr Oyes Ahmed Chowdhury, Managing Director, Holy City Holdings Ltd., were present at the closing ceremony.


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