
Bulgaria
Fast Facts
COUNTRY PROFILE
- Population: 7 million
- Partner: Association ALA
- Based in: Plovdiv
PROGRAM FOCUS
- Providing comprehensive cleft care services together with a network of parent advocates
KEY CHALLENGES
- Stigma: With little public information about cleft, the diagnosis is often framed as a curse or financial burden inflicted upon the family, often leading to abandonment of the child to state services
Program Updates
Caring for Cleft: How a 3D Simulator is Transforming Cleft Surgery
Caring for Cleft is a podcast series that tells the story of comprehensive cleft lip and palate care around the world. Today’s episode examines how new technology is transforming cleft surgery.
Tiago’s Transformation
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 son was...
Celebrating our Award-Winning Argentinean Partner (yet again!)
For the fourth consecutive year, TF’s partner was celebrated for their excellence in the non-profit sector.