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News BulletinJuly 2013

http://www.hopeforbangladesh.org Hope News Bulletin, July 2013

HOPE Superstar Tareque: Cleft SurvivorTareque, a 3-year

old boy from Cha-

karia, Coxs Bazar

was born with cleft

lip and palate. His

parents were una-

ware of the im-

portance of folic

acid for mothersduring pregnancy.

Tareque was kept

hidden away from other children and his relatives, due to the terrible stigmatization and embarrassment

his parents felt. Tareques parents knew his deformity could be repaired and attempted to take him for

surgery at Chittagong Lion Hospital but due to lack of transportation Tareque missed his surgery. His

parents had heard about HOPE Hospital and their services and immediately registered him for surgery.

Tareques surgery was a success, and his parents now bring him to social functions with no hesitation!

The surgery was done by noted Bangladeshi cleft surgeon Dr. B.K. Das with the help from SmileTrain.

Many thanks to our partner Smile Train, for their continued support.

Before After

UK Medical Students taketheir Electives at HOPE

HOPE hosted medical students from Cardiff University,Wales in May. Aneesha Shajahan, Roisin Flanagan andEmma Slaney rotated at HOPE Hospital for one monthelective for their final year at medical school. The threestudents saw patients, assisted in the teaching of the mid-wifery students, and helped provide training to hospitalstaff. They came to Bangladesh eager to see the medicalneeds of a truly rural area, and feel that they gained aunique hands-on experience in global health. HOPE isincredibly grateful to our guest students who truly assist inserving the neediest!

UK medical students teaching the HOPE Mid-wifery students.

HOPES NEW PARTNERS!!Resurge International: Teachers without Borders:

www.resurge.org www.teacherswithoutborders.org/UPCOMING HOPE FUNDRAISING EVENT:

An evening of inspiration, good food and great compa-

ny:University of Texas at DallasGalaxy Room A,B&C, 800 W Campbell RdRichardon, TexasAugust 18th, 2013Contact person: A.K.M. Azad 805-218-9349
http://www.resurge.org/home/home.cfmhttp://www.teacherswithoutborders.org/


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Incredible Perseverance: One Fistula Survivors Fight to be

Completely Cured

In May 2013, the renowned fistula surgeon, Dr. Steven Arrowsmith returned to conduct HOPEs fourth

Obstetric Fistula Camp through our partner, The Fistula Foundation. In total, Dr. Arrowsmith completed

18 surgeries and Dr. Biswas, HOPEs Resident OB/GYN has recently completed 4 of his own Fistula

surgeries. The story of the courageous Firoza Begum caught the attention of many, as she truly demon-

strates why HOPE continues to do the work it is so passionate about.

Firoza Begum: A Fighter for Life!Firozas story begins at an incredibly young age.Firoza was just nine years old when her parentsmarried her off to an older man. At age 15 she be-came pregnant for the first time, and was unawarethat she should see a doctor to receive antenatalcare. Firoza was in labor for eight days. Neither thetraditional birth attendant or her parents realizedthat she was in great jeopardy of losing her baby,and her own life. The moment the baby was foundto be a stillborn, the traditional birth attendant leftFiroza, a scared young girl with complications and

the sadness of her dead child. Her husband hadnot come for the delivery, and upon hearing thathis child did not make it, he filed a case againstFirozas parents, claiming they were to blame forthe death of the child.

Firoza was suffering from both stool and urine in-continence. A stay in a local medical college hospi-tal afforded Firoza the opportunity to have repara-tive surgery for her fistula. Unfortunately, it wassolely the stool incontinence that ceased, and shecontinued to suffer with the urine incontinence for afurther 10 years! It was a blessing that Firoza couldreceive her second surgery for fistula at HOPEHospital free of charge, as the poor woman, now25, could never afford the payment for two surger-ies. The doctors who worked with Firoza are opti-mistic that one day Firoza will be completelyhealed.

She is now living with her brothers and financiallyunstable due to her incontinence. As she is soyoung, she truly has her entire life ahead of her.

Unfortunately, Firoza requires additional surgeryand care as the second surgery was not a com-plete success. This is common with women whohave complicated cases, especially in girls who areincredibly young delivering their first child. HOPEand Firoza are dedicated to a full recovery and abright future for this young woman who refuses to

give up. Firoza is eagerly looking forward to Dr.Arrowsmiths return to HOPE in a few months.


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Donor of the Quarter!

Drs. Iqbal and Nafisa Amin of St. Louis, Missouri are HOPEs Donors of the

Quarter! They have been consistent supporter of HOPEs work for the past

few years. When asked why they donate to HOPE, the physician couple

responded with the following:

Hope Foundation has made incredible effort in changing lives of the people inBangladesh. Tous it is a reliable medium of donating to help the needy people ofBangladesh. Many of us pro-active Bangladeshis want to extend our helping hand towards the people our of motherland. It

is difficult to find a genuine channel for that purpose. We think HOPE Foundation is a de-

pendable medium and we wish its continued success.

HOPEs Treasurer Travels toBangladesh and Comes BackEnergizedMr. Ali Munju, Treasurer of HOPE Foundation traveled toBangladesh in May. Mr. Munjus trip was completely re-freshing for this devout HOPE supporter. Not only wasMr. Munju able to observe Dr. Arrowsmiths ObstetricFistula camp while it was ongoing, he was able to speakwith the fistula patients and hear from them how HOPE

has helped them. Mr. Munju was especially excited tomeet with the students from HOPEs Community BasedMidwifery Program. It was thrilling to see how busyHOPE is, not only with the healthcare services but nowwith the training, Mr. Munju pointed out. The midwiferystudents expressed their absolute gratitude in being se-lected for the program and being able to make a careerfor themselves. Mr. Munju was able to meet with CoxsBazars Assistant Police Commissioner Mr. Babulakteras well as the Acting Principal of Ramu College, whoidentified HOPEs growing programs to show real changehappening in Coxs Bazar. He especially acknowledgesthe gracious hosting at HOPE Hospital by Chief Operat-

ing Officer Mr. Nayakand Country DirectorMr. Shoaib. Mr. Munjuis ecstatic regardingHOPEs progress!

Mr. Ali Munju with theMidwifery students dur-ing class.

Matt Malin, Director ofHOPEs International

Programs VisitsBangladesh

HOPEs Director of International Programs,Mr. Matt Malin, also visited Bangladesh inMay. His visit included the monitoring andevaluation of the progress of our projects aswell as expand HOPEs network. While inBangladesh, Mr. Malin met with US Ambas-sador Honorable Dan Mozena and manyhigh-ranking individuals within USAID, as

well as many other governmental representa-tives of international organization.

Mr. Malin continued to network with like-minded organizations and non-profits in or-der to further expand ideas into improvingHOPEs programs as well as consider poten-tial areas of collaboration among organiza-tions.


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YOUR Donations at Work: HOPE in Pictures

We needYOUR support to continue our work!Please send your tax- deductiblecontribution to:

Hope Foundation16401 NW 2nd Ave, Ste 202Miami, FL 33169Check payable to: HOPE FOUNDATIONOr donate online:www.hopeforbangladesh.org

HOPEsTax ID 65-0925102

Ora Dekornfield, a student from UNC(USA)documenting HOPEs outreach activities Midwifery students on Safe Motherhood Day!

May 2013 Fistula Camp patients Dr. Arrowsmith mentoring HOPE staff

Editorial Board: Anjumanara Mahmood, Ashley PughFor comments and questions please write to: [email protected] Phone: 305 318 0142

Young patients at a HOPE Medical Center

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