The Chitrakoot Project

“The Chitrakoot Project UK began its charitable work in 1998, with the primary aim of bringing basic oral surgery, dental care and health education first to the children and families of Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh in India, and subsequently to the 500-or-so surrounding villages.

“In these villages, general health and nutritional standards are poor and health education is virtually non-existent. There is a high incidence of dental disease, facial deformity and oral cancer.

“Using the skills and dedication of teams of volunteer staff from the UK, our charity trains local staff to treat patients and educate villagers so they can become self-reliant. To date we have treated over 60,000 patients.”

About the Chitrakoot Project UK

“Our work ranges from standard dental care through to major surgery, including clefts, burns, facial injuries and tumours. With the ethos that prevention is better than cure, we place social workers in the villages to promote health education, for example, to instil in children that cultural habits such as chewing tobacco can result in debilitating and incurable oral cancer.