Hosp offers free corrective surgery for people with burn injuries

Coimbatore: People with facial disfigurement or physical handicap due to burn injuries can approach Ganga Hospital for corrective surgery and rehabilitation.
The hospital, which has been caring for burn and acid attack victims, has received a 3 crore grant to provide free surgery to people affected by fire accidents. The grant is expected to benefit as many as 500 people.
Ganga Hospital, which has been running Hope After Fire programme since 2012, has performed surgeries on 550 people so far. “We have performed 905 surgeries at a cost of Rs 5.04 crore over the last eight years,” said chairman of the plastic, hand and microsurgery unit Dr S Rajasabapathy.
Data shows that 70 lakh people in the country are affected every year due to fire and fire-related accidents.
The Rotary Club of Metropolis, which has been funding the programme since 2012, had recently sanctioned the grant. “People who have suffered burn injuries and as a result suffer disabilities, handicaps and deformities can approach us for corrective surgery,” said Rajasabapathy.