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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."

Maxi's mother holding him just after his free cleft surgery
Paraguay
Apr 20, 2022

The Wait Is Over: Paraguay's First Local, Sustainable Cleft Care Center Opens

COVID-19 only further proved the need for empowering local healthcare experts
Training doctors to provide free cleft lip and palate surgery in Asuncion, Paraguay.
Paraguay
May 11, 2021

Smile Train’s Next Stop: Paraguay

Building a sustainable, local foundation for success in our newest partner country.

Dr. Amanda Malungo holding a cleft patient after his surgery.
Zambia
Mar 2, 2021

This Woman — and Smile Train Partner — is Making History in Zambia

She's 36 years old, a mother of four, Zambia's first female plastic surgeon, and a Smile Train partner. Here's how she does it all.

nurse lisette with a baby
Chile
Apr 15, 2020

Nurse Lisette Jerez

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

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.

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