NCF Love Makes Whole

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"With my two hands I've attempted to heal others with love, whether it is their heart, spirit, or body that is damaged."

About the Founder, Dr. Samuel Noordhoff Dr. Samuel Noordhoff is known in Taiwan by his Chinese name, Luo Huei-fu, which means "man of wisdom". Born in Orange, Iowa in 1927, shortly after graduating with a medical degree from the University of Iowa, Dr. Noordhoff and his family made the long journey of over 20 days across the ocean to Taiwan, to practice medicine and spread God's love.

Dr. Noordhoff has served as president of both the Mackay Memorial Hospital and the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, playing an instrumental role in establishing a system for development of medicine for all of Taiwan and establishing many milestones along the way: First polio rehabilitation center First suicide prevention center First burn center First intensive care unit First craniofacial treatment center In the winter of 1989, Dr. Noordhoff donated US$100,000 of his hard-earned life savings to establish the Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation.

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NCF aims to help children and adults with craniofacial deformity receive holistic care, to sponsor research to advance the quality of care, and to improve public awareness and social acceptance for our patients.

M i s s i o n Public education NCF utilizes public education programs to raise public awareness of craniofacial deformity and to increase social acceptance to people with such conditions.

Host annual "Love Makes Whole: Children's Illustrated Book Award".

Organize awareness campaigns through television, print and web-based media.

Children’s campus drama performances.

Improve quality of medical treatment NCF pushes for advancement of treatment for craniofacial deformity, including cleft lip and palate, microtia and other rare diseases, through support for research, professional seminars and publication.

Organize health seminars to health professionals on treatment of patients with craniofacial deformity.

Provide funding for research on MRI studies of severe clefts, microtia, speech protocols and etc.

Publish professional medical materials, including books and DVDs on the surgical techniques of unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate.

Holistic care: Beyond mending physical wounds NCF provides a wide range of social, financial as well as psychological services not only to patients but also their families in order to address their diverse needs, such as psycho-social adjustment, interpersonal skills development and financial support.

God wants you to be loving parents , Provide financial assistance for medical costs to indigent patients.

Counsel patients and family members on social and psychological adjustment.

Establish supportive self-help groups for patients and family members.

Organize summer camps for school-age children and teenagers with craniofacial deformity.

Produce How-to DVDs and brochures to patients and parents.

so he gave you special children.

Inter national Cleft Programs What is the need?

One of every 500 children born in a developing Asian country has a cleft lip or palate.

Since cleft lip and cleft palates are not life threatening afflictions, they become a low priority.

Combined with the shortage of skilled surgeons to properly and safely perform corrective surgery in developing Asian countries, millions of patients remain untreated while newborns continue to arrive despite medical technology is readily available to intervene.

What makes NCF unique?

The Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation stands apart from similar humanitarian organizations in that we promote team-based care for craniofacial deformity in permanent NCF founded clinics, called Centers of Excellence. NCF underwrites and facilitates training and education of local teams of medical personnel who then become the primary basis of these centers.

The clinical training is provided by the Craniofacial Center of the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, one of the leading centers for cleft lip and palate care in the world.

What are NCF's strategies?

Select and sponsor training of local medical personnel from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, Pakistan and Thailand.

Build on existing capacity of local medical teams and facilitate establishment of NCF Centers of Excellence in Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and China.

Conduct mission trips to provide free surgery to indigent patients in Southeast Asia and the Dominique Republic.

What have we achieved?

Between 1998 and 2007 NCF conducted 47 mission trips to 7 countries and as a result, 1233 patients have directly benefited from these free surgeries.

From 2000 to 2007 there are 81 fellows from 11 countries who have undergone training in surgery, orthodontics, anesthesiology, speech therapy, nursing and center coordination.

Since 2002 NCF has co-hosted three bi-annual international conferences, the Chang Gung Forum, and discussed the latest trends and lessons learned on the treatment of craniofacial deformity.

The Story of Chan Heng May 2000 Little Chan Heng, age 2, had congenital cleft lip and palate. Her parents traveled 150 kilometers to Cambodia’s capita.

June 2002 The Love Makes Whole’ medical team met with little Chan Heng again and performed a palate repair which would allow her to talk normally.

June 2006 Chan Heng has turned eight years old. She greeted us with folded hands and a smile with confidence.

She was in second grade and liked school a lot.

Her hope was to become a doctor and help other children.

NCF Pa r t n e r s Country: Cambodia Center of Excellence:

National Children's Hospital, Phnom Penh Country: China Center of Excellence:

Shenzhen Second Hospital The Medical School Hospital of Qingdao University The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Country: Indonesia Center of Excellence:

Cipto mangunkusumo Hospital, Jarkata Country: Philippines Center of Excellence:

Our Lady of Peace Hospital, Manila Elizabeth Hospital, General Santos Country

Vietnam

Center of Excellence

Odonto-Maxillo-Facial Hospital, Ho Chi Ming City

Life's Pr oblems Can be Made W hole W ith LOVE. Please give these children a chance to become normal people and they will reward you with their accomplishments in society.

Those who have congenital craniofacial deformities are often faced with particular problems such as appearance, abnormal speech, hearing disabilities or psycho-social maladjustment. It requires an integrated team of specialists to help these patients become well adjusted persons.

All this is possible, to treat and care for these children, with the cooperation of family and the craniofacial team of specialists.

The Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation and craniofacial team invite you to help us achieve our goals with your financial support.

For more information on how to become involved from your local area, please contact NCF Taiwan at www.nncf.org, NCF U.S.A. at www.lovemakeswhole.org or NCF Philippines olp_cleft@yahoo.com

Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation 7 Floor, Room 708, No. 54, Section 4, Min Sheng East Road, Taipei, Taiwan Tel: +886-2-2719-0408

http://www.nncf.org