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Providing free rehabilitation surgery for Cambodia’s disabled
children
Who Are We?
The Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) is a US registered corporation in Alaska (Alaska entity # 710471),
(It was previously known as ROSEcharities and IRIS
rehab). CSC is recognized as the peak organization in Cambodia providing a range of
specialized rehabilitation surgical services,
medical training and support directly to the people of Cambodia.
What Do We Do?
CSC aims to improve the quality of life for Cambodian children in need by providing rehabilitation surgery and general rehabilitation programs. Integral to this mission is a program of training local surgeons and health workers, focusing on the development of sustainable health services. CSC provides a wide range of surgery, encompassing facial reconstruction, orthopaedic surgery, eye surgery, and plastic & burn surgery.
CSC's experience shows that:
- Suitable rehabilitation surgery is easy to organise,
inexpensive (from $35 per operation), and is highly effective.
- Surgical rehabilitation is beneficial to the patient,
to their family, and to Cambodian society.
- Locally trained surgeons can readily learn how to
perform the procedures.
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