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For some children, smiles are hand-made
Cleft lip and palate is the fourth most common birth defect and is the first most common facial birth defect in the world. In Malaysia, it is estimated that 1 out of 600 newborn babies from the total average of 570,000 born every year, are affected by this defect. To date, there are almost 12,000 babies born with cleft lip and palate.
These babies with untreated cleft lip and palate will not only develop speech defects and psychological problems associated with their visible impairment as they enter later stages in life, but also form habits which become very hard to eliminate. Lack of awareness and the costs of surgery available to correct cleft lip and palate defects all contribute to the delayed arrival of patients.
Thus, the Gift of Smile campaign provides free corrective surgery for children born with this defect. This campaign was initiated in 2003 in conjunction with McDonald’s World Children’s Day, with the objective of aiding Malaysian children born with the cleft lip and palate to undergo corrective surgery that helps them lead a normal life.
Peter Runs For Charity is another initiative by Peter Koopmans who was moved to establish a Charity Run Project. In this Project, he will be participating in an Ultra Trail Race called The North Face Courmayeur Champex Chamonix 100 km Ultra Trail Race from August 29th to 30th 2008 to enlist donations from the global community to enable more Malaysian children to embrace their future with confident smiles.
We welcome all donations into our MayBank Account: 514011380385
To seek medical assistance or to recommend a child who needs assistance, please download the application form or call the RMCC Hotline at
012-365 7324.
Priority is given to families with a total household income of RM2,000.00 and below.
The Gift of Smile campaign is made possible with Pantai Hospital Sdn. Bhd., ING Insurance Berhad and McDonald’s Malaysia.
Together, let us give them the Gift of Smile.
For more update and detail
please call our Hotline at
012-3657324
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