{"id":10023176,"date":"2024-03-29T05:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T03:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/?p=10023176"},"modified":"2024-11-07T17:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:03:11","slug":"abdimalik-from-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/cleft-children\/abdimalik-from-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdimalik, 1 year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of our latest projects for the treatment of children with cleft lip and palate <\/a>is located in the city of Jijiga in the Somali region of Ethiopia<\/a>. When we initiated the project, there was no local doctor who could perform the necessary operations. Our work in Jijiga therefore began in late 2022 with a visit from an international team. Highly experienced surgeons from our project country Bangladesh <\/a>had agreed to actively support the development of the project as volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rush of families seeking help was so great that we carried out the next mission in June 2023, this time with volunteers from Pakistan<\/a>. The young Ethiopian surgeon Dr. Samater took part in both missions. He showed great interest in and talent for cleft surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October last year, Dr. Samater therefore travelled to our partner surgeon Prof. Ganatra in Pakistan for intensive training. Here he learned the specialist knowledge required to set up a permanent treatment program for cleft patients in Jijiga. The team he works with is made up entirely of local staff, with no foreign volunteers: a huge milestone for our project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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