The children's homes operated by the Omega Foundation are located in areas of extreme poverty, and health care is not available to the people living in those communities.  Therefore, Omega is equipping native clinics and hospitals to care for the physical needs of the people and is sponsoring a program of harelip surgeries.

Uganda

   The hospital in Lira, northern Uganda, has received several container loads of 

   medical equipment and supplies, including 11 dental chairs.  A fully equipped

ambulance was also sent to the Lira hospital.

     The shelves of the pharmacy         The ambulance is in constant use,              Patients at the Lira hospital

  at the hospital are almost empty       transporting patients to and from

                                                                           the Lira hospital

Philippines

Cleft lips and palates are common in the Philippines and children with the cleft lips

are ridiculed. A simple surgery that takes

less than one hour, can correct this deformity and give the child a bright future. 

Omega started this medical project in 2004

Maria was one of the first children

to receive the harelip surgery