Exciting news!
Mannkind is off on another medical mission with Operation Rainbow Canada (ORC) and this time we’re going to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mannkind director Dave Mann and a community volunteer will be away from February 12th to the 26th to provide on-the-ground support for the ORC medical team, and to explore opportunities to advance our international orphan support programs in the region.
ORC’s mission is to provide reconstructive surgery to indigent children in medically under-served areas of the world; they also engage in education with physicians and nurses in order to enhance the level of care to promote self-sufficiency within the countries they serve.
Here’s a quick video overview of ORC’s amazing work from a 2009 Global TV interview with ORC’s founder, and active field surgeon, Dr. Kimit Rai:
Mannkind will also be providing $15,000 to help finance the mission. We are grateful to have the financial capacity to provide significant support for this important mission, and we would like to thank our Winter Wonderland Gala donors and corporate sponsors for providing us with the financial resources, and encouragement, to expand this aspect of our mission for 2012.
This will be ORC’s fifth mission to Phnom Penh and the first visit to the Preah Ket Mealea Hospital. Our host for this mission will be Dr. Nous Sarom, Cambodia’s leading maxillo-facial surgeon. Here’s a quick video of Dr. Sarom describing the details of the facial-operations he performs:
Please continue to visit our website and facebook page for regular video and blog updates! You are also welcome to get involved and show your support for our Cambodia mission through a financial contribution.
You can donate quickly and securely online here.
Here are some cool quick facts about Cambodia for your to enjoy and to begin learning about this amazing country and culture! We look forward to sharing our trip with you and we encourage your questions and comments about the mission along the way!
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