Docs offer free ops to children

PLANS for a massive surgical exercise during which 5,000 children in 30 countries will be operated on for facial deformities were finalised at an international medical conference in Adare yesterday.

Over a seven day period in November 2007, the children who live in poorer regions will receive major surgery. Most were born with conditions such as cleft lip and palate and they will be brought to 43 different centres for treatment.

A planning conference at Adare Manor over the past three days was attended by 130 medical professionals from 30 countries.