Thirty years ago,Operation Smile was founded on the strong beliefthatevery child born with a facialdeformity has the rightto smile.Today,through a global network ofmedicalvolunteers,we provide free reconstructive surgery and medical
care forchildren living in pain and isolation – hoping fora betterfuture.
Ourvolunteerteams work every day to healsmiles.We empowercommunities through education,remove barriers through training,and improve access to
medicalcare by building partnerships and creating lasting infrastructure.
Ourprograms are focused on delivering immediate results today and creating Ourprograms are focused on delivering immediate results today and creating
a lasting impactfortomorrow.Butso many children stillneed ourhelp.
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Operation Smile is the largestvolunteer-based medicalcharity providing free surgicalcare to children born with cleftlip and cleftpalate.We work in more than 60 countries to help ensure thatevery child,no matter where they are born,
has the chance to smile.
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Children and families have received more than 200,000 free surgeries and over3.5 million healthcare examinations – allpartof ourcomprehensive programs thatfocus on treating the whole child so they can become productive members oftheircommunity.
More than 5,000 medicalprofessionals from 80+ countries provide over300,000 volunteerhours offree surgicaland comprehensive care annually.
Ourteams have worked in more than 400 medicalsites around the Ourteams have worked in more than 400 medicalsites around the world,and each yearwe continue to reach more children in some of the poorestand mostremote regions ofthe world.
Comprehensive Care Centers in Asia,Africa,South America,the Middle Eastand Europe provide year-round surgicalcare as wellas criticalfollow-up treatment– over10,000 consultations in nutrition, dental,speech,plastic surgery,and psychology lastyearalone.
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More than 35 Operation Smile offices worldwide focus every day on more effectively moving countries toward self-sufficiency by working with localgovernments,building medicalinfrastructure, recruiting localvolunteers,and coordinating surgicalprograms to treatchildren in theirown communities.
OurGlobalStandards ofCare and rigorous medicalcredentialing OurGlobalStandards ofCare and rigorous medicalcredentialing ensures thatevery child receives the same high-quality care regardless ofwhere they are in the world.
In-depth,hands-on medicaleducation programs train thousands oflocalsurgeons,anesthesiologists,nurses,and other
healthcare volunteers in developing countries – including 2,800 from 26 countries justlastyear.
Thousands ofstudents worldwide take partin 700 studentclubs Thousands ofstudents worldwide take partin 700 studentclubs to raise funds and build awareness.
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EVERY 3 MI NUTES A CHI LD SOMEWHERE
I N THE WORLD I S BORN WI TH A CLEFT.
WHERE WE WORK
DIANA FROM NICARAGUA
ONE I N 10 WI LL DI E BEFORE THEI R FI RST
BI RTHDAY.
I N AS FEW AS 45 MI NUTES AND FOR
AS LI TTLE AS $240, A SURGERY CAN CHANGE A CHI LD’ S
LI FE FOREVER
BEFORE AFTER TODAY
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