BACKGROUND

The ongoing project called Operation Straight Spine (OSS), providing spinal surgical camps in local hospitals in West Bengal and around India. The cost of health care in the country is a deterrent for many, and for those hailing from economically weak backgrounds, it is almost beyond reach, especially if the treatment warrants hospitalisation, surgery or expensive treatments. In order to reach the unreached in the indigenous rural and semi urban population with spinal and musculoskeletal problems a global outreach program in spinal surgery was first developed in Kolkata, India.

MISSION

OSS– to assist in the treatment and care of the children or adults in the developing nations who suffer from injuries or disorders of the musculoskeletal system such as spinal or limb deformities, cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders. We deliver compassionate, high quality, affordable musculoskeletal health care to the underprivileged.

VISION

Spirit in the service of mankind

OBJECTIVES

OSS is to provide the services ranging from diagnosis, surgical intervention, post-operative care, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, to children and adults suffering from musculoskeletal diseases or disorders with an aim to improve the quality of life.

VALUES

The core values express our convictions and beliefs. We strive to integrate compassion, respect and constancy at the heart of what we do.

OUR MODEL

OSS is a registered charity providing surgical and medical care for children and adults with musculoskeletal diseases in the underprivileged in India esp. Eastern India. The charity funding is used to finance treatment in a hospital based facility. The charity arranges equipments, instruments and implants for carrying out successful surgeries in children, adolescents and adults. The charity arrange teams consisting of specialist surgeons, nurses and other operating room personnel based abroad for the annual surgical camps. Regular clinics and surgical procedures are undertaken by the UK, USA and India based qualified surgeons and nurses. The surgeons and nurses in the team trains medical professionals and raise the standard of care in the region.

FUTURE

The goal is to establish an autonomous centre of excellence which will deliver the services for all spinal and children orthopedic diseases on a continuous basis.

“Only a life lived for others is the life worthwhile” – Albert Einstein