2019 Apartado, Colombia
The mission begins…
Apartado, Colombia
Rotaplast team members meet Saturday evening at San Francisco International Airport to begin the journey to Apartadó, Colombia. Twenty-nine medical and non-medical volunteers will arrive with 22 boxes of ... Read More »
Opening day clinic
Apartado, Colombia
The mission begins with a clinic to meet all prospective patients. Word went out across the region that Rotaplast is coming. Families were scheduled to arrive throughout the day to reduce waiting time. The... Read More »
Emmanuel gets an obturator
Apartado, Colombia
Emmanuel is an adorable seven month old boy, born with a bilateral cleft lip and cleft palate. At his age, he would be a good candidate for repair of his lip. Unfortunately, he arrived with a respiratory i... Read More »
Our first new smile
Apartado, Colombia
Manuel is an energetic 7 month old boy. He has a 2 year old sister that does not have a cleft. His parents heard about Rotaplast from Alexandra, a speech therapist with the non-profit Fundauniban. M... Read More »
“Please help my brother.”
Apartado, Colombia
Esneida, 15 years old, was born with a cleft lip. Her 13 year old brother was born with both a cleft lip and palate. They are from the indigenous Embera tribe. As infants, they went to Medellín for treatm... Read More »
Meet the team
Apartado, Colombia
We are midway through the mission and everyone is working expertly toward our common goal of changing the lives of our patients. And judging by the high-fives, fist bumps, photos and smiles between the pat... Read More »
Hector: From Patient to Volunteer Extraordinaire
Apartado, Colombia
Anne DeLaney, Mission Medical Director with Hector Villegas, Orthodontist Born in Medellín with a cleft lip and palate, Hector was fortunate to receive early intervention to repair the clefts. But a child... Read More »
A Birthday Present for Dulce
Apartado, Colombia
Dulce was born with a cleft lip one year ago today at Clinica Panamerica. Rotaplast was there too, on their first mission in Apartadó. Dr. Anne DeLaney was the Rotaplast mission medical director and met t... Read More »
Another Birthday Present on Saturday
Apartado, Colombia
Nuvia, accompanied by her daughter Ana, arrived for surgery on Saturday. It was also her 53rd birthday, making it even more special for her. At age 15 a petroleum lamp accidentally set her clothes on fire.... Read More »
Training Local Dentists
Apartado, Colombia
Children born with a cleft lip or cleft palate often require years of orthodonture for improved speech, nutrition, dental hygiene and appearance. It can also be necessary as a precursor for future surgerie... Read More »
Dulce Gets Her Birthday Present
Apartado, Colombia
Sandra holds her daughter, Dulce, and both are thrilled with the results, thanks to the expertise of the Rotaplast team and all who have supported this mission. Read More »
Anatomy of the Apartadó Mission
Apartado, Colombia
Every morning at 7:00 am the team boards the bus for a short drive to the Clinica Panamerica. Off the bus and into the hospital for another busy day. Dr. Anne DeLaney, Medical Director discusses the day wi... Read More »
Appreciation
Apartado, Colombia
Daniel and his mother want a photo with Dr. Jim Leake to show their appreciation. Morning rounds are more than medical checks. Patients and their families have had a chance to absorb the significance that ... Read More »
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Kevin Shultz is from the Portsmouth Rotary Club and this is his second Rotaplast Mission. During the pre-clinic phase of the Misson, Kevin was assigned to help with the photos. Each patient was assigned a ... Read More »
First Day of Clinic
Faridabad, India
I noticed this young woman and her baby early in the day on the first day of clinic. Here she is getting through the registration process where they mark the patient to prevent confusion. The next step in ... Read More »
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