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The Dangers of Misinformation
Supporting awareness is a big part of Smile Train’s work. We strive to get the Smile Train name out to as many communities as we can, and we work to ease the fears of concerned parents, many of whom...
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A Curse Broken, A Life Begun
Kampala, Uganda — In Uganda, when a child is born with a cleft lip or palate, tradition dictates that he or she is named Ajok or a variant of it. It literally means “Cursed by God.” Unfortunately, in...
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Sister Dr. Najjuka Liliana Lucy Gerardine and Dr. Jyotsna Murthy
New York, NY — In honor of International Women’s Day, we decided to focus the spotlight on two of our leading women in the field, surgeons Sister Dr. Najjuka Liliana Lucy Gerardine and Dr. Jyotsna...
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When I Grow Up…
Kampala, Uganda — today’s blog comes from Smile Train Marketing Associate Adina Wexelberg-Clouser, who is currently in Uganda as part of her Master’s degree and has been working with our partners in...
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One Big Happy Family
Bujumbura, Burundi— As part of our STOP Clefts Burundi program, our partner Surgical Centre Smile Train Mbarara traveled from Uganda to host a free cleft surgery camp and help develop a local medical...
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Increasing Patient Safety in Africa: Training Nurses in Post-Operative Care
Nurses at Smile Train partner Gertude’s Children’s Hospital in Kenya, implement the skills they learned in the post-operative care training course Kampala, Uganda — At Smile Train, patient safety is...
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School For Tuhaise
Tuhaise was born in a remote village in Kibale, Uganda. As soon as his mother and father saw his cleft lip, they left the village and abandoned him. When his Aunt Maimuna heard this horrible news, she...
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