Through our partnership with Lifebox @SaferSurgery we launched this week a capnography device suited to pediatric patients. Rolling out in 350 low-resource ORs where it was previously unavailable, the device will address critical gaps in anesthesia safety.
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Grateful for @SmileTrain teams & partners who went to to D.C. for #AdvocacyDay2023 in support of the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, a bill that would require health insurers to cover congenital anomalies & birth differences, including cleft @NFED_ORG @ACPAcares #ELSA#nfedonthehill
Today Smile Train is observing #Juneteenth, a day that marks the effective end of legalized slavery in the US. @SmileTrain stands with Black communities and we will continue our work to foster a culture that celebrates our diverse backgrounds. #Juneteenth2023
The @SmileTrain team hosted @SmileTrainYLC in NYC this weekend for the annual YLC Leadership Conference. We were lucky to have @KrisTorgeson, CEO of @SaferSurgery as a featured speaker. Thank you to these future leaders for coming together to build community and further our work!
Burundi has over 6 million children - but not a single paediatric surgeon to care for them. 😓
🙌 So we're proud to be supporting Dr. Alliance & Dr. Carlos.
Currently training in Malawi, the KidsOR surgical scholars will return to #Burundi after completing their training. 🇧🇮
On this International Day of #Women + #Girls in Science, we celebrate the women on our Smile Train Research & Innovation Advisory Council + our inspiring partners who drive @SmileTrain’s agenda while breaking barriers + shaping the future of cleft care + research #WomenInScience
"I operated as the main surgeon. I was able to correct the defect and he's now fully recovered." 🙌
👋 Say hello to Dr. Armelle Noutchie - a @Smiletrain & KidsOR scholar in Burkina Faso, who recently led on a successful operation on a 2-year-old with an inguinoscrotal hernia. 👏
The treatment with #americanairlines was beyond awful. Not only was I stuck in the airport last Thursday but me and my daughter had to spend the night outside on the bench after they canceled my flight in Dallas!!!! #unacceptable#AmericanAirlines#Horrible
July is Cleft Awareness and Prevention Month.
In honor of this, Smile Train hosted educational programs and community-building events to celebrate the global cleft community and raise awareness of clefts.
We are so proud to launch the Lifebox-@SmileTrain#pulseoximeter and deepen our impactful anesthesia work with partner @SaferSurgery. Together, we will equip hospitals across the globe with essential tools for children undergoing surgery. #EverySurgerySafer#Lifebox
“Kids used to go on lists till they were old enough for adult tools, but many died from complications during the wait.”
KidsOR installed 3 ORs at Dr. Kisa's hospital in Mulago in 2019 🇺🇬
“It made an enormous difference. We have access at all times & perform more operations"🙌