Behind the Smiles: Dr Preciosa Bento
Our Program Assistant for Southern Africa reflects on what working at Smile Train is really about
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Never Sleep on Yohanes
More proof that nothing is stronger than a mother’s love
Smiling at the End of the World
How Smile Train is bringing local cleft care to the edge of human civilisation
Nazareno: Strength. Discipline. Smiles.
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Maricel: Both My Daughters Have Clefts and I Consider Myself the Luckiest Mum on Earth
A Major Change in Children's Surgery
An interview with Smile Train partner Dr Getaw on how Smile Train and Lifebox are making surgery safer for children with clefts
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Interview with Dr. Barbara Delage
Scaling Investments in Global Nutrition Programmes to Prevent Malnutrition
Luaxana: Cleft Care Amid COVID Lockdown
Facing unprecedented uncertainty, a young family found hope with Smile Train
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Julia: A Rare and Beautiful Flower
How Smile Train helped a budding artist bloom through the unimaginable
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Sokim: A Moment of Panic, a Lifetime of Smiles
Your support for Smile Train heals patients’ parents and communities, too
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Félix Didn't Need Luck, He Had Smile Train And GSK
Smile Train and GSK worry about the details of care, freeing parents to focus only on their child's recovery.