Operation Smile Ghana

Aba brought Moses to Operation Smile Ghana, hoping he would be treated, but at three-months-old and suffering from malnutrition, he was too young and frail.

We made a promise to Aba that Moses would get his chance to receive surgery. She was given nutritional advice to build his strength, so he would be ready for surgery at our next medical mission.

Aba never gave up. For his cleft lip alone, Moses missed two chances at surgery due to his low weight and fragile health. For one, Aba brought him on a 19-hour trip almost halfway across Ghana.

Finally, two years after she first came to Operation Smile, the trust Aba placed in us came to fruition when Moses received his cleft lip surgery. He is now almost out of the woods. He still needs surgery to fix his cleft palate, but Aba knows she can count on us for help.

Mum spoon feed baby with cleft
Moses, being spoon fed by his mother. Photo: Zute Lightfoot

Before and after

Moses’ future looks brighter.

Cleft care in Ghana since 2011

Child life specialist Charles from Ghana teaches Yaw how to use the anaesthesia mask before surgery. Photo - Zute Lightfoot
Child life specialist Charles from Ghana teaches Yaw how to use the anaesthesia mask before surgery. Photo: Zute Lightfoot

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