Physical Health Ecuador Project #55539

Saving Lives for Children born with Cleft

by Global Smile Foundation

Project Report | Jul 18, 2022
Will you help us change more lives?

By Lisa Crist | Development Advisor

Patients like this little cutie are waiting for us

"These surgeries change the life trajectory of these children and families and with the small dedicated team of Global Smile Foundation volunteers, nurses, anesthesiologist and surgeons, we can make a world of difference."

- Dr. Liau, volunteer surgeon

We are looking forward to the September 2022 program in Ecuador and are already well into our preparations! You can see our GlobalGiving Project for that trip here.

We will bring a team of volunteers for 14 days to provide life-changing care, including:

Patient screenings
COVID PCRs (patients, guardians, & team members)
Cleft surgery
Dental treatment
Psychosocial interventions
Nutrition consults
Speech therapy sessions

I hope you will join our newsletter or visit our social media to see patient updates and news.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of our volunteers providing cleft care to underserved patients born with cleft. Many of our founding members are still involved with GSF and continue to change the lives of others. Your support has enabled GSF to make thousands of healthy smiles possible! Thank you.

Our volunteers are dedicated medical professionals

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