News
January 16, 2012
Radio interview with Dr. Serena Kassam & Maria Gracia Queirolo highlight upcoming GSF Cleft mission to Guayaquil.
January 16, 2012
Radio interview with Dr. Serena Kassam about benefits of NAM therapy.
January 12, 2012
TV Interview with Dr. Serena Kassam at Leon Becerra Hospital regarding NAM therapy & cleft center.
January 12, 2012
Canal Uno TV, Ecuador
Misión médica prepara a niños para cirugía correctiva — Expresso.ec, Guayaquil, Ecuador
January 10, 2012
Cirugías gratis de labio leporino — El Universo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Martes 10 de Enero del 2012
Cirugías gratis de labio leporino — El Universo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Martes 10 de Enero del 2012
January 9, 2012
Se realizará operaciones gratuitas de labio leporino y paladar hendido — Enlaceecuador.com, Ecuador, Lunes, 09 Enero 2012
Se realizará operaciones gratuitas de labio leporino y paladar hendido — Enlaceecuador.com, Ecuador, Lunes, 09 Enero 2012
January 9, 2012
Inicia el proceso de evaluación para efectuar operaciones gratuitas de labio leporino y paladar hendido en Guayaquil — Confirmado.net, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Lunes, 09 de Enero de 2012, Diana Davila
Inicia el proceso de evaluación para efectuar operaciones gratuitas de labio leporino y paladar hendido en Guayaquil — Confirmado.net, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Lunes, 09 de Enero de 2012, Diana Davila
January, 2012
Radio Fuego, Guayaquil, Eduador
Posted November 27, 2011
"At the beginning of November I was given the honor of working with a group of thirteen American doctors and nurses from the Global Smile Foundation who came to Barthimee Hospital in Thies to do cleft lip surgeries. In just four short days they were able to completely transform the faces (and lives) of thirty patients, from infants to adults, as well as provide additional training to a group of Senegalese doctors who perform cleft surgery locally. As a Peace Corps volunteer my role was to translate between the American staff and the Senegalese patients and families, as well as . . ."
Blogger on Mission: Thies, Senegal
The author is a Peace Corps volunteer who helped assist the joint mission between Global Smile Foundation and Jooko Cleft Association.
"At the beginning of November I was given the honor of working with a group of thirteen American doctors and nurses from the Global Smile Foundation who came to Barthimee Hospital in Thies to do cleft lip surgeries. In just four short days they were able to completely transform the faces (and lives) of thirty patients, from infants to adults, as well as provide additional training to a group of Senegalese doctors who perform cleft surgery locally. As a Peace Corps volunteer my role was to translate between the American staff and the Senegalese patients and families, as well as . . ."
September 9-18, 2011
The procedures included cleft lip and palate repairs, cleft lip and palate revisions, rhinoplasties, excisions, a tongue release, and lip deformity corrections. In addition, GSF provided 25 psychosocial consultations for families. There were zero complications and wonderful outcomes from the mission.
Mission Update: Esmeraldas, Ecuador
In collaboration with the Ecuadorian Navy in Esmeraldas, GSF screened 46 patients and performed 36 corrective surgical procedures on 25 patients.The procedures included cleft lip and palate repairs, cleft lip and palate revisions, rhinoplasties, excisions, a tongue release, and lip deformity corrections. In addition, GSF provided 25 psychosocial consultations for families. There were zero complications and wonderful outcomes from the mission.
