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… cleft, her mother was in shock. She felt lost trying to find Tsiorihasina affordable cleft care. Thankfully, they found Smile Train just in time. Here’s her story in her own words. The day my daughter Tsiorihasina was born was nothing like I … to a place we hadn’t even thought to look: Facebook. She had seen a photo of a child who had cleft surgery sponsored by Smile Train, and the results were unbelievable. The idea that Tsiorihasina could grow up with hardly a scar where her cleft was lit a fire under us all. After more research, we discovered that Sante Plus Hospital in Antsirabe is a Smile Train partner and could provide Tsiorihasina with surgery, and any other cleft care she needed, all for free. …
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… helps us meet our patients’ needs. Meet Maria. Maria’s cleft left her so malnourished she barely survived infancy. Smile Train donors supported her family then and over the next 10 years of needed treatment. Today, this young woman is bursting with light, life, and smiles. Follow Maria's Journey. Whatever the need, Smile Train is there to meet it with the safest, highest-quality care possible because children with clefts deserve no …
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… her list of accomplishments. We caught up with this trailblazing woman to discuss what having it all means to her, the double burden clefts place on women and girls, and so much more. Read More Dr. Shruti Bijapur In the heart of a city and …
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… much more than surgery to treat a cleft. Fundación Ayninakuna is living proof. Nestled high in the Andes Mountains, this Smile Train partner center works with young patients and their families to provide top-of-the-line, comprehensive cleft … baby, child, and adolescent with a cleft in a way that is thorough, compassionate, and lasting. One of many wonderful smiles at Ayninakuna “I always tell my patients, we meet each other when they are born, sometimes a week old, and we … staff work hand-in-hand with all families under their care Fundación Ayninakuna is a model for the sustainable care that Smile Train helps build all around the world. Because if there’s one thing our 25 years of experience and more than two …
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… to the capital of Jiangsu Province, Wang Li was approved for free surgery and subsequently became the first recipient of Smile Train sponsored cleft repair surgery. After the surgery, Wang Li reenrolled in school — the strange looks from … into the mirror, I saw a different person looking back at me — a smiling person. I think that was the first time I ever smiled,” she recalled. After she finished school, Wang Li found love and was married. Just like her parents, the couple … and love that allowed me the chance to have such a happy family. I believe if everyone could contribute a piece of love, Smile Train could bring smiles to everywhere in the world.” Recently, we received an update on what life is like for Wang …
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… Don’t worry. Clefts are common and treatable. For Aarosh’s eventual cleft surgery, they recommended B&B Hospital, a Smile Train partner located just 15 minutes away by car, where all his cleft care would be completely free. Anjana and … she knows exactly what she will say: “Never suggest something like that to anyone again.” Every time they see Aarosh’s smile, Anjana and Gautham feel grateful that they chose to get a second opinion. And they will always hold a place in their heart for Smile Train’s donors, who made his cleft care at B&B possible. “It’s all thanks to you that we were able to afford the …
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… journey from that day until adulthood, then reassured them that all of this care would always be free, thanks to Smile Train and its donors. “It was such a huge relief to know that Smile Train would take care of all expenses. It would have been impossible for us to arrange the money otherwise,” Kavita … “We were so happy and relieved that everything went off well.” Everyone in their town was amazed to see Samrat’s new smile and celebrated his transformation alongside his family. They now understood the truth about clefts — they are a …
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… A smiling doctor hands her a tiny, screeching bundle in a striped blanket. Delicately, and with an even brighter smile, she cradles it in her arms. Putting her child to her breast for the first time, Zinash can already see that her … she still loved her precious child, even more than she ever dreamed possible. Marsillas has always had an irresistible smile The moment Zinash put Marsillas to her breast, she choked. Further attempts at feeding produced only further … no choice but to break off contact with them. Thankfully, Zinash and Getu weren’t alone for long. They soon discovered Smile Train partner Yekatit 12 Hospital right in Addis Ababa, where the staff ran to embrace them and their special baby …
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… invited Ruri to join a WhatsApp group for cleft-affected families in their part of Indonesia, where she met their local Smile Train social worker. Ruri holding Khalisa A few weeks later, Khalisa was scheduled for the free cleft surgery that would change her life — and her family’s lives — forever at a nearby Smile Train partner hospital. Ruri and Khalisa. Khalisa is holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery “I am very grateful to Smile Train Indonesia for helping Khalisa get her new smile,” Ruri said. Help bring life, hope, and smiles to children …
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… Services We Support Children with clefts need more than just surgery. They may also need nutritional support, speech therapy, specialized orthodontics and dental work, hearing care, and psychosocial counseling. Treating the Whole Patient … patient through programs that provide access to important comprehensive cleft care services. Comprehensive cleft care includes essential treatments beyond cleft surgery, such as nutrition services, speech therapy, specialized orthodontics and dentistry, ear and hearing care, and emotional support, all intended to ensure our …
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… surgery are even more so, leaving many babies with clefts unable to access lifesaving care. As fellows at the Grassroot Smile Initiative, a long-time Smile Train partner in the city of Kano known as a leader in comprehensive care, Drs. Farinyaro and Ehighibe are working … with increasing access to cleft care in Nigeria. Dr. Ehighibe wants to ensure that her country’s government and policymakers are investing in holistic cleft care. The Federal Ministry of Health recently joined with Smile Train and other …
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… Risk of Infection for Healthcare Workers Register Send questions in advance On April 7 at 15:00 - 16:30 GMT, join the Smile Train-Lifebox Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative for a webinar overview of PPE best practice. Chaired by oral … Hydrogen Peroxide Other PPE Decontamination Methods Ineffective Methods Chair: Tom Osundwa, MD Dr. Tom Osundwa, a Smile Train partner surgeon, is a Senior Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Nairobi and a … medicine at the University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases. He is a founding member of Smile Train Africa’s Medical Advisory Council and Chair of the Medical Advisory Council of Gertrude Children’s Hospital …