By Taiwo Ajisebutu As customary for the operations of Cleft & Facial Deformity Foundation (CFDF), Saturday 31st July, 2021 has been slated for the review of patients seen and operated 2 months ago at FMC Keffi. It will be recalled that the operation was sponsored mainly by TY Danjuma Foundation. All the operated patients have […]
NEW BABY BORN WITH CLEFT LIP, THE ROUGH ROAD TO A JOYOUS END. By Dr Joseph Anjonrin The arrival of every newborn is always met with joy and gladness, but reverse was the case with the arrival of baby Faith. Rather than rejoicing, it was questioning; “Who has done this to us?” Baby Faith was […]
By Amole FolashadeGrace Giving birth to a child with a cleft lip and palate can be emotionally traumatic for parents. The parents of Zwaeba Aliu that was born on 17/03/2021 at Garki Hospital, with Left unilateral incomplete cleft of the lip was referred to CLEFT AND FACIAL DEFORMITY FOUNDATION , an NGO located at Gwarinpa, […]
By Dr Seidu Bello, Executive Director, CFDF. All the hospitals in Nigeria are built and operated by either government or private individuals. Definitely, enormous success has been recorded over the years in the healthcare sector but there are a lot of gaps to be filled. One of such area is specialist care including craniofacial surgery […]
. By Dr Seidu Bello (Executive Director, CFDF) It is often said ” If we approach an issue the same way, we will always get the same result” Let’s approach the care of the less privileged patients with facial deformity diseases from an unconventional perspective. Proposed Abuja Craniofacial hospital for the needy is located at […]
By Aben Jonas. It was a busy day at the Abuja office of CLEFT & FACIAL DEFORITY FOUNDATION (CFDF) on March 11th, 2021. The expanded board of Trustees of the foundation met and deliberated on how to ensure continuous growth and philanthropic reach of the organisation, and prepare her for future challenges. The board of […]
By Folashade Amole. “This is marvellous, commendable and a practical step towards improving access to specialised care by Nigerians”. This was the remark by Dr Sanni Balarabe, the CEO of Regional Centre for Oral Health and the chairman of board of Trustee of CLEFT & CRANIOFACIAL DEFORMITY FOUNDATION (CFDF), when he visited the site today […]
Aben Jonas Cleft & Facial Deformity Foundation plans the next craniofacial surgery (CFDF) at Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nassarawa State of Nigeria. It is the 24th edition of the programme that has been carried out since 2012. According to the information released in Abuja over the weekend, all prospective beneficiary patients are to assemble at […]
Like every mortal, curtain of worldly activities drew to a close for Baba Bello Akande Adewale Durodola on 17th August 1990 following a brief illness. It is now 30years and director of Cleft & Facial Deformity Foundation, Abuja, Dr Seidu Bello in association with the family members took time off to remember a caring father.Like […]
The ConceptThe founder of CLEFT & FACIAL DEFORMITY FOUNDATION (CFDF), Dr Seidu Bello had this long term belief that provision of an hospital with specific emphasis on indigent patients with head and neck diseases, is possible and practicable. My belief was reinforced in 2013 when I visited India and discovered that Sri Ramachandra Hospital located […]