Oil India Limited And Mission Smile Joins Hand To Support Cleft Patients

Duliajan, 29^th March, 2022: Oil India Ltd. signed an agreement of understanding with Mission Smile to support children born with cleft deformities from the Districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia under OIL’s CSR initiative.

An agreement of understanding was signed on 28^th March 2022 by Dr Shantanu Baishya, Chief General Manager-Medical Services, OIL and Dr Hiteshwar Sarma, Medical Director of Mission Smile in presence of Prasanta Borkakoty, Resident Chief Executive (RCE), OIL Duliajan, Dr Joyshree Das Verma-Trustee Mission Smile & Honorary Consul of Israel, NE India and other officials of both the organizations.

Under this agreement, cleft children of these two districts from Assam will be counselled and brought to Mission Smiles Guwahati Comprehensive Cleft Care Centre for complete treatment.

Prasanta Borkakoty, RCE, OIL in his address during the eventexpressed company’s commitment to create a significant impact in the lives of children suffering from the cleft deformities under the ambit of the CSR initiative.

Expressing his satisfaction on the partnership, Conrad Dennis, COO Mission Smile said in an official statement that “We are privileged to join hands with Oil India Ltd in our Mission to make the North East Cleft Free. It is support from Institutions like Oil India Ltd that these little ones are getting a new life that will change their future. We thank Oil India for their support and look forward to a long and enduring partnership going forward.”

Mission Smile will conduct awareness camps and pre-screening camps in collaboration with RBSK and National Health Mission to identify cleft children from these two districts from the next month onwards.