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r. Judy Ward and another doctor sitting down with a Simulare cleft model on the table. They are talking to Dr. Juan Carlos Zambrano who is standing over them and leaning on their chairs.
Chile
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

Chile
Apr 28, 2022

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."

Nigeria
Sep 23, 2021

Meet Nigeria's Sing and Smile Club

So often, clefts cause speech issues that make children embarrassed to speak, even after surgery. Our solution? Teach them how to sing.
Nigeria
Aug 24, 2021

Empowering Cleft Moms in Nigeria

First it was their children. Now, Smile Train partner GSI is giving cleft moms unimagined opportunity, too.

WACS surgeons in bright Smile Train scrubs
Nigeria
Jul 29, 2021

Building Capacity Through Education

How Dr. Aliyu Farinyaro and Dr. Amaka Ehighibe are Leading the Way

Brazil
May 14, 2021

Bringing Smiles to the Amazon with Yaçuri

How our local partner in the Amazon is reaching across borders to bring vital cleft care to underserved indigenous communities.
nurse lisette with a baby
Chile
Apr 15, 2020

Nurse Lisette Jerez

How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Children with Clefts Through the Pandemic 

Pilar poses with speech patient
Colombia
Mar 16, 2020

Dr. Maria del Pilar Echeverri: Revolutionizing Cleft Care in Colombia

Dr. Echeverri founded FISULAB in the belief that all aspects of cleft care are equal.

Dr Gloria with a Smile Train pin on jacket
Chile
Mar 5, 2020

Dr. Carmen Gloria Morovic: Trailblazing Cleft Surgeon In Chile

Surgeon. Activist. Teacher. Woman.

Fernando in scrubs with arms crossed
Ecuador
Jun 11, 2019

A Father’s Legacy of Smiles

How one man built a legacy of smiles that will last for generations — on both sides of the operating table.

Andrea in Smile Train scrubs
Ecuador
Mar 7, 2019

Treating the Whole Child in Ecuador

Meet the brother-sister duo transforming cleft care in the mountains of Ecuador.

Professor Ogunlewe first woman cleft surgeon in Nigeria
Nigeria
Feb 21, 2018

The Pioneer Professor: Olugbemiga Ogunlewe

Nigeria's first female oral surgeon has dedicated her career to improving the lives of children with clefts across the country. She found a worthy partner in Smile Train.

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