The Zanjireh Omid Charity Institute has established and fully equipped a dedicated residential care center with an annual capacity exceeding 10,000 patient-days in order to complete and enhance the quality of medical treatment provided to its beneficiaries. The primary objective of this initiative is to provide accommodation and access to specialized medical care for patients supported by the Institute who reside in underserved provinces and lack access to standard treatment services in their hometowns. This center delivers comprehensive pre-operative and post-operative care, as well as rehabilitation services including physiotherapy, physical occupational therapy, cognitive occupational therapy, speech therapy, hydrotherapy, ...
After reviewing the significantly high rate of pediatric cardiac mortality in Iran—both before and after surgery—compared to developed countries, Zanjireh Omid decided to implement the Pediatric Cardiac Mortality Reduction Project at the Children’s Medical Center, the only pediatric heart hospital located within a children’s hospital in Iran. In 2013, during a meeting between the CEO of Zanjireh Omid and Professor Pascal Vouhé, a pediatric cardiac surgery specialist at Necker Hospital in Paris, and after learning about the very low postoperative mortality rate in Paris pediatric hospitals (less than 1%), and comparing it with the high pediatric cardiac mortality ...
Although treatments for cleft lip and palate in Iran are performed at different ages, using various methods and by specialists from different disciplines, the absence of a unified treatment protocol within a coordinated multidisciplinary team has resulted in suboptimal outcomes for newborns. Zanjireh Omid, by establishing a highly specialized multidisciplinary team—including plastic surgeons, genetic counselors, pediatric cardiologists, speech therapists, audiologists, otolaryngologists (ENT specialists), orthodontists, and prosthodontists—and by adopting a treatment protocol in line with international standards, has implemented an integrated treatment pathway aimed at achieving the most comprehensive and optimal therapeutic outcomes. This approach enables ...
Among highly specialized surgical procedures that are considered rare and are not yet widely performed in the country is toe-to-hand transfer surgery. The experienced physicians of Zanjireh Omid perform the transfer of two toes to the hand for children who lack fingers due to congenital conditions or traumatic injuries, enabling them to use their hands effectively. Although aesthetic appearance is not the primary concern in this type of surgery, restoring functional use of the hand is the main objective for these children. ...
According to global statistics, out of every 2,000 children born, 3 infants suffer injury to the brachial plexus during natural birth (and sometimes even cesarean section). This can lead to permanent and lasting effects, including hand paralysis (Erb’s Palsy) that appears from infancy, as well as other serious and lasting injuries that manifest over time. A significant percentage of newborns with brachial plexus injuries recover spontaneously within the first year of life. However, studies indicate that the likelihood of lifelong symptoms persists in 10 to 25 percent of these infants. Fortunately, with advances in medical science, a considerable ...
This surgical procedure using the Nuss technique was first performed in 1990 by Dr. Donald Nuss. During the surgery, a thoracoscope is used to visualize the inside of the chest, and the depression of the chest is corrected with specialized instruments. This deformity puts pressure on the heart and lungs and can cause respiratory problems for the patient. This condition, known as Pectus Excavatum, occurs due to the inward displacement of several ribs and the sternum. The instruments used for this surgery were purchased and imported to Iran for the first time by Zanjireh Omid, and made available ...
