Case histories - Nenia

Nenia, a 26 year old refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, had no hope of getting her cleft lip mended in her home country. In Uganda however our visiting surgeon was able to give her new hope and she will no longer be known as Ojok/Ajok or ‘"cursed by God"

Refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The photo on the left shows her pre-operation, the middle photo is immediately after the repair. The photo on the right shows her seeing herself for the first time without her cleft.