PACT Update: Nigerian Anesthesiology Course

Partners in African Cleft Training (PACT) hosted a Training Workshop focused Cleft Anaesthesia from September 24 to October 5, 2013 at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Trainers, from Nigeria and Seattle, assisted the eight participants, from Ghana,...
A Global Family: Spotlight on our Partners in Africa

A Global Family: Spotlight on our Partners in Africa

Ethiopia In 2012, 185 patients visited the speech therapy unit at Yekatit 12 Hospital in Addis Ababa and were provided with an assessment. From these patients, 38 received ongoing speech therapy training over the course of 517 sessions. Mesay Gebrehanna returned...
2012 Annual Report: We’ve reached a milestone!

2012 Annual Report: We’ve reached a milestone!

We are proud to announce that our 2012  Annual Report is now available. Esteban Lasso, Executive Director of Transforming Faces, reflects on our achievements in 2012. In 2012, Transforming Faces reached a milestone. Since 1999, we have transformed the lives of 10,430...
PACT Training in Ethiopia

PACT Training in Ethiopia

In Ghana, Nigeria and Ethiopia, our Partners in African Cleft Training (PACT) project supports local surgeons and specialists in the development and delivery of advanced training programs in plastic surgery, anaesthetic nursing and speech therapy. In November 2012,...