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… After 14 Years of Wandering, Tanzila Finds Her Smile After 14 Years of Wandering, Tanzila Finds Her Smile No one is too remote for Smile Train “After she was born with her cleft lip, we had no idea what to do with her,” said Abdus Sukkur about his …
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… A Smile 40 Years In The Making: A Rohingya Refugee’s Journey A Smile 40 Years In The Making: A Rohingya Refugee’s Journey Though Mohammad's future is uncertain, Smile Train has given him hope. The natural warmth radiating from Mohammad’s eyes can be felt from a world away — a …
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Nurse Lisette Jerez: How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Children with Clefts Through the Pandemic
… Nurse Lisette Jerez: How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Children with Clefts Through the Pandemic Nurse Lisette Jerez How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Children with Clefts Through the Pandemic In Chile, cleft surgeries and comprehensive … The needs of patients with clefts, however, cannot be postponed. Nurse Lisette Jerez cares for patients with clefts with Smile Train partner GANFIT (Grupo de Ayuda a los Niños con Fisura Labio Palatina) at Hospital Hernán Henríquez Aravena. …
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… Amaro’s Smile “Fills Hearts” Amaro’s Smile “Fills Hearts” His story proves the truly transformative difference our model makes Amaro today Look at Amaro, and you would never think he once struggled to smile. Amaro riding bikes with his friends Or that this boy who spends his days riding bikes and playing soccer with his …
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… We Are Smiles in El Salvador We Are Smiles in El Salvador When their son's life was changed forever, Héctor Rivas and Karen wanted to give the same relief to … her online; we found the help Héctor Daniel needed in just two days,” said Héctor Rivas. The family received care at Smile Train partner’s, Hospital Nacional de Niños Benjamin Bloom, the largest children’s hospital in El Salvador. For the …
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… Mobasher Hossain Brings Smiles to Bangladesh’s Forgotten Mobasher Hossain Brings Smiles to Bangladesh’s Forgotten A chat with one of South Asia’s most fearless humanitarians From running a “ration shop” … receive an education, ABM Mobasher Hossain, our Program Director for Bangladesh, took an unusual path to running one of Smile Train’s largest programs. Yet it is exactly his decades of experience fighting for those others ignore that has …
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… Vicente is Stronger Than Fear Vicente is Stronger Than Fear A mother's love + Smile Train and GSK = one confident young man Paola felt her prayers were answered when she learned, after so many years … late — after 15 days of stress and struggling, her milk dried up. Desperate for help, she searched again and discovered Smile Train partner Fundación Gantz, two hours away in Santiago. She took Vicente and left that minute, without even … — in addition to multiple surgeries. Vicente loves receiving treatment from his friends at Fundación Gantz That's why Smile Train's model is designed to help children with clefts not just live, but thrive. At their first visit to Fundación …
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… Congress Aug 24, 2023 Smile Train's Inaugural LIT Congress In Santiago, Chile, 200 medical partners from across Latin America united for a three-day cleft care confab To us, all Smile Train medical partners are part of one global family … Smile Train Leadership, Innovation, and Training (LIT) Congress hosted in Santiago, Chile, bringing our Latin American family to a space 100% dedicated to further advancing cleft care capabilities across the region. Nearly 200 … show off their Smile Train pride! The LIT Congress was a huge step toward an even brighter future of cleft care in Latin America. Our medical partners came away more connected than ever before. Hand in hand, they’re changing countless lives …
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… for Cleft Care in Latin America Fundación Gantz: Raising the Bar for Cleft Care in Latin America “Being recognized by Smile Train means Chile is now a regional leader training and educating doctors from all over the world." Smile Train Cleft Leadership Centers (CLCs) represent one of our largest investments yet in building local medical … designating CLCs in July 2021, they were an obvious choice to join the inaugural class. In their new role as a CLC, Smile Train will support Fundación Gantz’s efforts to expand their historic influence through ever-growing cleft care …
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… severe malnutrition or worse if not treated in time. Thankfully, her family was referred to Fundación Gantz, their local Smile Train partner, shortly after she was born. There, a local team of cleft specialists gave her the free cleft surgery … for her as she grew. That one surgery could not be the end of her cleft treatment, so it could not be the end of her Smile Train journey, either. Here is the rest of her Smile Train story, in her own words. My name is Amelie, I live in Chile. I am nine years old and I was born with a cleft, …
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… lost. The doctor sensed Sathi’s panic. “Don’t worry,” he said. “Take her to Nargis Memorial Hospital. They work with Smile Train to treat babies with clefts. They’ll take good care of her.” Now Doyal, Disha, and Sathi are a happy, smiling … family met Dr. Tarikul Islam. He reassured them that Disha’s cleft was treatable with surgical care. And that, thanks to Smile Train, all of Disha’s care would be free! The news lifted a huge weight off the family. Disha and her family were jumping for joy when they found out about Smile Train! But before Disha could get her first surgery, she’d first need to grow. This proved surprisingly …
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… up and helped him shake his sadness out through his spurs. Maximiliano as a baby The team at Fundación Gantz, his local Smile Train partner, helped, too. Far beyond timely surgeries, they also provided him with free, weekly dental care and … you’ve learned the hard way to make things easier for those coming after you, and in this way, too, Maximiliano’s proud smile is the epitome of humility. His ambition is to work to earn money for a few years, then travel to the US to watch … her son would suffer like she did. He didn’t, thanks to you Mexico Apr 11, 2024 After 18 Years, Daniela Finally Has Her Smile Back Growing up, Daniela refused to smile. Now, she’s excited to take on the world Chile Apr 4, 2024 Amelie Leaves …