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Zimbabwe
Dr Tsitsi Sithole Makes History by Ensuring the Future
Meet Zimbabwe’s first female paediatric anaesthetist
![Manthan before and after surgery for his cleft](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-01/manthan-50.jpg?itok=TcrZQwIR)
India
Manthan: Sometimes, our Patients’ Mothers Need a “Mother”
Ashwini opens up about how our local partners healed her, too
![Paulwin smiling and holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-10/paulwin-50.jpg?itok=GdDLBpqy)
India
Paulwin: A Daughter’s Cleft, a Family’s Journey
When Paulwin couldn’t eat, neither could her mother. Now they are both smiling
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United Kingdom
Cleft Awareness Week: Sue’s Tremendous Trek
A long-term supporter and Cleft Community Advisory Council member on her recent fundraising campaign
![Anmolpreet smiling and holding a picture of himself as a baby before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/anmolpreet-50.jpg?itok=3-LTWNsr)
India
I Wasn’t Prepared for Anmolpreet to Have a Cleft, Too
A mother doesn’t want history to repeat
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Egypt
Dr Sally Adel: High-Achieving Women Can Have It All
She’s a mom, professor, MD, speech therapist,, swallowing and feeding therapist, and our hero
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India
Dr Shruti Bijapur Levels the Playing Field for Children with Clefts in India
To heal a crooked world, this woman makes braces
United Kingdom
Nathan Abbott: Following My Passion
Smile Train UK Ambassador Nathan Abbott on his life-changing visit to Kenya
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India
Samrat Was Always a Perfect Baby
His family saw past his cleft, even when others couldn’t
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United Kingdom
Smile Train-Commissioned Study Reveals Deadly Reality of Malnutrition and Clefts
New study reveals nearly HALF of malnutrition-related deaths in people with clefts could have been prevented with access to adequate treatment and support
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Egypt
Innovinity Gives Children With Clefts Their Big Breaks
Our partners understand that children with clefts need so much more than surgery to thrive