Chile
Fast Facts
COUNTRY PROFILE
- Population: 17.4 million
- Partner: Fundación Gantz
- Based in: Santiago
- Partner since: 2012
PROGRAM FOCUS
- TF is investing in building capacity for this centre of excellence, and Fundación Gantz is among the foremost leaders in providing comprehensive cleft care in Latin America
- Supporting the centre’s specialists in sharing their knowledge with other professionals in South America, and beyond
RECENT SUCCESSES
- In 2020, TF’s local partner, Fundación Gantz, was impacted by government lockdown measures, which suspended in-person services and caused a backlog of appointments once restrictions were lifted. With the support provided by TF to upgrade its facilities and medical database, Fundación Gantz was able to safely meet the increase in demand for in-person care.
- In 2020, 1,041 families benefited from TF’s support in the region, in partnership with Fundación Gantz.
- Organizing the 2nd Andean Cleft Congress in 2016, bringing together experts from across the region
- Training regional cleft care professionals on techniques like nasoalveolar moulding (NAM), which is used to reshape the nose, gums and lips of babies before surgery
KEY CHALLENGES
- High demand for cleft care services: The successes of Gantz’s experienced, comprehensive team have created a high demand for the team’s services beyond their current capacity to deliver
Learn more about our work in Chile!
Listen to Caring for Cleft: Episode 3 – How a 3D Cleft Palate Simulator is Transforming Cleft Surgery
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.
Training Cleft Professionals in Argentina
TF proudly encourages our partners to share their extensive expertise with other cleft professionals. This is an important way to build up the cleft profession in our partner countries – and expand access to comprehensive cleft care more broadly. This...
Meet Our Partners: Marina From Chile
The lovely Marina talks about what inspires her to work with children born with cleft lip and palate in Chile.
