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Children's Hospital Peru
Femke van der Steeg I am doing an internship at the children's hospital Paz Holandesa in Peru. With this action I also want to help raise money for this good cause.
More smiling faces at Christmas
Esther Mesters
In October, I had the honor of traveling to Peru with Paz-Holandesa, an NGO that has been providing life-changing medical care to vulnerable communities for decades. Together with their extraordinary team, I performed 29 surgeries on children with cleft palates. Each child had a unique story of resilience and hope.
A smile from Utrecht!
Nirvana Kornmann
( Member of team: Team WKZ/UMC Utrecht 2024 ) As an almost plastic surgeon with a focus on pediatric and reconstructive surgery, I would like to commit myself to giving children in other parts of the world a better future!
A smile for a child
Leonie Ruettermann
( Member of team: Cleft Lip and Palate Team UMC Groningen / HPC Oldenburg )
I have been familiar with cleft lip and palate since I was a child. My childhood friend was born with a cleft lip and palate. She underwent multiple operations for this in her youth. As children, we never really talked about it, because to me she was 'just my friend'. I recently asked her if she had ever experienced any 'social' problems because of it, but she said that this was not really the case.
But how different will it be in countries where babies or children are not operated on? If children have difficulty eating and drinking, growth retardation can occur. They can develop speech problems, which can lead to social isolation.
As an operating assistant I came into contact with cleft palate again through the various operations performed at the UMCG. Then the opportunity came my way to contribute to a better future for children with cleft palate in Peru, thanks to the Paz-Holandesa foundation.
In January 2025, we will go to Peru with a team to operate on children with cleft palate, because medical care in Peru is not accessible to everyone, especially not to families in rural areas.
That is why the Paz-Holandesa foundation enables patients who do not have sufficient financial resources to have a complete treatment of their cleft lip, including surgery(s) and aftercare. In addition to the surgery, this also includes speech lessons, psychological care and dental care.
Offering the surgeries free of charge is only possible with the support of sponsors and donors. That is why we ask for your help to make many of these surgeries and the necessary aftercare possible.