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1、EurJPlastSurg(1998)21:77±81Springer-Verlag1998ORIGINALJ.-P.A.Nicolai´N.Grieb´L.Gruhl´K.SchwabeP.PreisserInterplast:fiveyearsoftheCochinprojectReceived:2June1997/Accepted:7July1997AbstractInterplastisahumanitariancharitableorgani-Fundsfortheprojectsarederivedfromallkindsofzationwhichsendsplastics

2、urgeryteamstodevelopingsourcesrangingfromRotaryandLionsClubtotrafficcountriesorareas.Interplast-GermanyhasoperatedinfinesthroughtheMinistryofJustice.TravelcostsoftheCochin,southwesternIndiaoneightoccasionssinceteamsarecoveredbyInterplastandthelocalhosttakes1984.Theactivitiesandexperiencesofthelas

3、tfivevisitscareoflodgingandfood,whichmeansthattheonlyex-arereportedinanattempttostimulateotherstopartici-pensesoftheteammembersareforoutingsandpresents.pateinsuchprojectsorundertakenewprojectsontheirMostteammembersdonotgetextradaysofftoworkinown.anInterplast-projectandhavetousepartoftheirvacation

4、.Interplast-Germanyhasfundedeightvisitsbyplasticsur-KeywordsInterplast´Humanitarianaid´PlasticsurgerygeryteamstoCochininIndiassouth-westernstateKer-indevelopingcountriesala,between1984and1997.Twooftheauthorsofthisarticle(JPN,KS)participatedineachofthelastfivevis-its,ofwhichtheexperiencesarerepor

5、tedhere.IntroductionInterplastwasfirstfoundedbyAmericanplasticsurgeons.HistoryoftheCochin-projectTheideaspreadrapidlyandotherwesterncountriesstart-edtheirownInterplast-organizations,theGermanbranchGottfriedLemperlehappenedtomeetDr.T.M.Paul,thewasfoundedbyGottfriedLemperle.Theseorganizationssuperi

6、ntendentofCochinsCityHospital,whoisaUS-arealllooselyconnected,butsharethreeaims:treatpa-trainedthoracicsurgeonwithagreatfeelingforcharitytients,teachlocaldoctors,bringmaterialforpatientman-andaclearsenseofIndiasshortcomingsinhealthcare.agement.Afterthatfatefulmeeting,LemperlevisitedCityHospital

7、(Fig.1)withateamandoperatedon40patients.Al-J.-P.A.Nicolai())thoughheonlyparticipatedinthefirsttwoteams,DepartmentofPlasticSurgery,RijnstateHospital,P.O.Box9555,NL-6800TAArnhem,LemperlemotivatedotherssothattheCochinproj