The organization provides free reconstructive facial surgery to children and young adults throughout the world.

The Beijing-based hospital is expected to offer free surgery to 600 children with cleft lips each year and will start operations in June.

The author confirms that the girlfriends were recipients of free surgery, clothes, cars, and a weekly allowance.

The hospital also performs three open-heart surgeries free of cost daily.

It will offer free surgeries to 600 children with cleft lip each year.

The profit generated from these patients is then used to cross-subsidise and fund free surgeries for poor people.

But that law does not require hospitals to provide continuing treatment or free surgery to every patient.

In 2005, these volunteer medical teams provided free surgeries for 8,359 children through international and local, in-country medical missions.

Mr Lansley said firms should "step up to" and offer free surgery.

They also have access to government hospitals, for free surgery and other care.