by volunteer | Jul 13, 2021 | CoCP, Comprehensive Cleft Care, Uncategorized
Transforming Faces (TF) is a founding sponsor of the Circle of Cleft Professionals (CoCP), a growing network of cleft professionals from around the world. On June 2, 2021, the CoCP hosted over 120 cleft professionals from around the globe who came together to...
by Rachel Winer | Nov 19, 2019 | India, Myanmar, Stories, Thailand and Laos
This month, Khon Kaen University in Northern Thailand hosted the prestigious Asian Pacific Cleft Congress. The conference was led by friend and partner of Transforming Faces, Dr. Bowornsilp Chowchuen, a plastic surgeon from the Tawanchai Cleft Centre who has been an...
by Rachel Winer | Sep 16, 2019 | India, Stories
Cleft Lip and Palate in IndiaCleft is one of the most common birth anomalies in the world – affecting approximately 1 in 700 children. As the second most populous country in the world (with a whopping 1.35 billion citizens and growing), it is unsurprising that...
by Rachel Winer | Aug 15, 2019 | Argentina, Stories
Tiago loves dinosaurs (what 8-year-old doesn’t?), soccer (he is the local team’s biggest fan!) and sweets (especially the homemade ones his mom is famous for). He shares a home in northern Argentina with three siblings, a cousin and his loving mother.When her...
by Rachel Winer | Aug 2, 2019 | Ethiopia, Stories
In Ethiopia, cleft lip and palate continues to by highly stigmatized. In many communities, a cleft is still believed to be the result of a curse! Services can be scarce, and TF’s long-time partner, Yekatit 12 Hospital has been the only centre delivering...
