{"id":10021644,"date":"2023-09-18T16:21:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/uncategorized\/cleft-surgeries-in-huanuco-peru\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T19:45:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T17:45:26","slug":"cleft-surgeries-in-huanuco-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/from-our-projects\/cleft-surgeries-in-huanuco-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleft surgeries in Hu\u00e1nuco, Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Peru is one of the oldest of our projects<\/a> for the treatment of cleft lip and palate<\/a> around the world. We have been active in the South American country since 2006. In that time, we have been able to provide nearly 5,000 surgeries for cleft patients in need, giving thousands of children and their families a better life.<\/p>\n\n

These surgeries are performed by our local Peruvian partners. One of these partners is the Qorito organization under team leader and head surgeon Dr. Alberto Bardales. The organization is based in the Peruvian capital Lima. From their home base in the capital, Dr. Bardales and his Qorito team travel to the more remote regions of the large country to provide care for cleft patients there as well. During these missions, they are hosted by regional hospitals. <\/p>\n\n

Our partners maintain a far-reaching network of contacts through which these regular aid missions are communicated. Project staff maintain contact with the affected families in order to arrange appointments for the equally important follow-up treatments after the surgery.<\/p>\n\n

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