Ghana Cleft Foundation

Ghana Cleft Foundation The Foundation's main task is to help address the problems associated with cleft lip and palate in Ghana

The idea for establishing the Ghana Cleft Foundation originated in 2005 from discussions among members of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Cleft Clinic. These discussions were informed by the firsthand experiences of the hardships faced by families of children born with cleft lip and palate. The Cleft Clinic attracts patients from all parts of the country, majority of whom are from low income ba

ckgrounds. These families faced a great deal of prejudice from their communities which understood very little about cleft lip and palate and were largely treated as outcasts. Some mothers had been forced out of their homes for refusing to abandon their children. Most of the affected children that are seen come from very poor families who often find have difficulty with raising the needed funds for nutritional supplementation, transportation to the clinic and to pay for needed surgery. It was clear that meeting the needs of cleft patients went beyond being attended to by a health professional. There was also the need to understand the causes and extent of cleft problem in Ghana, to assist in training cleft specialists to fund cleft research. This awakening inspired the desire to generate resources to help needy cleft patients. Following a series of consultative meetings with a number of stakeholders a constitution was drawn up which eventually led to the incorporation of the Ghana Cleft Foundation in 2006 as a non-profit charitable organization. The Founding Board Members were drawn from volunteers representation a wide area of professional endeavour.

Today, the National Cleft Care Centre held its first-quarter staff durbar.Prof. Peter Donkor discussed teamwork and mutu...
28/04/2026

Today, the National Cleft Care Centre held its first-quarter staff durbar.
Prof. Peter Donkor discussed teamwork and mutual respect.
Prof. Solomon Obiri-Yebaoh then spoke about effective communication and accountability.

The event was successful as members shared concerns to improve work quality.

VELOPHARYNGEAL DYSFUNCTION (VPD) training ended today. Ghana’s team, comprising Prof. Peter Donkor, Prof. Solomon Obiri...
23/04/2026

VELOPHARYNGEAL DYSFUNCTION (VPD) training ended today. Ghana’s team, comprising Prof. Peter Donkor, Prof. Solomon Obiri-Yeboah, Dr. Dr. Ama Amuasi, Nana Akua Owusu and Barbara Amponsah Frimpong, participated. They presented their team and Prof. Peter Donkor delivered a few words on teamwork and treatment plans for each patient.

Following the training, the attendees toured the National Cleft Care Centre-A Smile Train Leadership Centre to observe its operations.

sincerely appreciate Smile Train’s support.

22/04/2026

Training session on nutrition and feeding in cleft care at the National Cleft Care Centre.

We truly appreciate Smile Train’s support.

Today we finished our training session on nutrition and feeding in cleft care led by Matilda, a nutritionist at the Nati...
22/04/2026

Today we finished our training session on nutrition and feeding in cleft care led by Matilda, a nutritionist at the National Cleft Care Centre. The session focussed on anthropometric measurements in cleft care.

We discussed the importance of anthropometry and how to interpret growth charts. We also explored feeding counselling in cleft care.

Felicia, Smile Train Representative gifted the participants some Smile Train items and we had some of our activities at the clinic. This gave us a chance to observe how mothers are thought to feed their children with cleft.

We really appreciate Smile Train’s support.

Today we had a training session on nutrition and feeding in cleft care led by Matilda Amofa, a nutritionist at the Natio...
21/04/2026

Today we had a training session on nutrition and feeding in cleft care led by Matilda Amofa, a nutritionist at the National Cleft Care Centre.

The session focussed on the foundations of cleft care and infant nutrition, including the role of a nutritionist in cleft care, cleft conditions and their impact on feeding, breastfeeding challenges, nutritional concerns, strategies to address feeding difficulties, nutritional needs of infants with cleft and the benefits of breastfeeding.

Today a team led by Jeffery, our social worker, visited some patients at home. This activity stems from the care and ser...
17/04/2026

Today a team led by Jeffery, our social worker, visited some patients at home. This activity stems from the care and services we provide and the fact that some patients don’t attend clinic sessions regularly. We still make follow up.
Families were grateful and appreciated our visit.

visit took us to Pakyi and Obuasi

10/04/2026
Today a team led by Felicia, our speech therapist, visited some patients at home. This activity stems from the care and ...
09/04/2026

Today a team led by Felicia, our speech therapist, visited some patients at home. This activity stems from the care and services we provide and the fact that some patients don’t attend clinic sessions regularly. We still make follow up.
Families were grateful and appreciated our visit.

visit took us to Asafo and Asante Akyem Agogo

Today, Team members and heads of various disciplines from Ghana Cleft Foundation and the National Cleft Care Center atte...
13/03/2026

Today, Team members and heads of various disciplines from Ghana Cleft Foundation and the National Cleft Care Center attended a retreat to share knowledge on cleft care. Presentations covered Paediatric care, Nutritional care, Orthodontic care, Nursing care, and Speech Therapy for children with cleft.

05/03/2026
During our morning meeting today, Ms. Barbara Amponsah Frimpong presented on Speech and Language Development in patients...
04/03/2026

During our morning meeting today, Ms. Barbara Amponsah Frimpong presented on Speech and Language Development in patients with cleft.

Today, we held our morning meeting at the National Cleft Care Center. Felicia Babanawo, Program Manager, West Africa, a ...
25/02/2026

Today, we held our morning meeting at the National Cleft Care Center. Felicia Babanawo, Program Manager, West Africa, a SmileTrain representative was introduced to the team. She expressed her commitment to doing her best to help us achieve our goals.

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Kumasi
P.O.BOXKS15064

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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+233275201020

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