Alexandra

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Helping baby Jiao

A girl from Laos with spina bifida Over the years I have helped a number of girls with spina bifida - a neural tube defect, often caused by maternal nutrient deficiency. The condition starts as...

The Wait is Over

Ai Long’s long wait is over! When the Burmese-Thai border opened again in March 2023, the very first patient to come for surgery in the cleft program here was our beloved Ai Long! He is...

Passports!

Have passport, will...get surgery I absolutely hate turning people away for cleft surgery. I remember taking my second son to a large cleft program in Asia for a cleft lip repair only to be turned...

Open borders, brighter smiles!

2022 saw the easing of Covid restrictions in many parts of the world. Our family moved to Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand where we have been able to partner with the local YMCA and Overbrook...

Smile with Hope

One of the founding core values of Mekong Hope Surgical Fund was that people with clefts are beautiful, just as they are. In society, so many of the friends we have helped have been...

Welcome to Mekong Hope

Hi, I'm Alexandra Jagelman. I have been living and working in Southeast Asia as a primary healthcare professional for more than two decades. I'm passionate about holistic care, strong, healthy families, and community transformation. One...

Operation Smile China Project

November 2019 Eighteen precious people needing cleft repairs from NE Myanmar, 12 family members, six staff from the Wa Women’s Federation, and Veronica (local Chinese volunteer) and I teamed up with the Lan Cang Hospital...

Worth the Wait for Ai Long

Little Ai Long lives with his grandparents in a remote part of NE Myanmar. His uncle is a modern day hero through the love and perseverance he has shown to Ai Long. Ai Long...

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Helping baby Jiao

The Wait is Over

Passports!

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