Setting the Standard for Cleft Treatment in Bolivia and Beyond
At Fundación Ayninakuna, doctors and staff are committed to patients and families for the long haul.
It takes so much more than surgery to treat a cleft.
Fundación Ayninakuna is living proof. Nestled high in the Andes Mountains, this Smile Train partner centre works with young patients and their families to provide top-of-the-line, comprehensive cleft treatment encompassing their entire healing journey.
How comprehensive?
From initial evaluation and nutritional counselling through surgery, follow-ups, orthopaedics, orthodontics, psychosocial work, speech therapy and more, Ayninakuna is dedicated to addressing the specific needs of each baby, child, and adolescent with a cleft in a way that is thorough, compassionate, and lasting.
Fundación Ayninakuna is a model for the sustainable care that Smile Train helps build all around the world. Because if there’s one thing our 25 years of experience and more than two million surgeries sponsored have proven, it’s that lasting cleft solutions start with local doctors.
For that reason, Smile Train invests ongoing resources in world-class partners like the team at Fundación Ayninakuna, providing support that includes monthly training for staff, access to special resources, and, of course, 100 % free, high-quality cleft treatment for all in need.
“Working with these children fills me with great joy and satisfaction”, says paediatrician Dr Fabiola Chaira Lia, “because I know that I am doing something good for society and for that child”.
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It takes so much more than a surgery to heal a cleft