On October 7 this year, the “Lona Charity” Foundation launched a new project with children with congenital facial pathologies (lip cleft and cleft palate) together with the Scientifically - clinical institute of stomatology and maxillofacial surgery.

Cleft lip and cleft palate is a developmental defect that occurs in the first two months of pregnancy when the maxillofacial organs form. 

Risk factors are considered viral diseases in the early stages, gynecological pathology, as well as the effect on the mother's body in the first three months of pregnancy by chemical, mental and biological factors.

If the upper lip and / or palate is not closed, an operation is performed: cheiloplastic - correction of the upper lip (performed from 2 months) and uranoplastic - correction of the palate (performed from 1.5-2 years of age).

Our ward Osiya Zulfonova, who last summer was taken to the City Medical Center No. 3 with 65% severe body burns, 45% of which were deep. With the support of the Charity Foundation "Lona" underwent several operations, which were performed by the professor, President of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of Europe Edgar Beamer. She also passed a long course of rehabilitation.

 

Osiya boldly went to first class of secondary school today.

The 1st of June in Tajikistan, as in many countries of the world, the International Children's Day is celebrated.

For the first time, International Children’s Day was held in 1950. The decision to hold it was made by the International Democratic Federation of Women at a special session in November 1949. The UN supported this initiative and declared the protection of the rights, life and health of children one of the priority areas of its activities.

On April 13 of this year, the Charity Foundation “Lona” held a “Kindness” campaign. On this day, the Foundation’s employees distributed reusable masks to patients of Children’s  Department of the Republican Scientific-Oncological Center and the City Burn Department of Hospital No. 3, which were prepared by the Foundation’s volunteers. During the distribution, Foundation representatives explained on personal hygiene to prevent various infections, including COVID -19.