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Alexis Ezequiel Turcios Godoy, 7 months, male, UCL, before, during screening during the Operation Smile mission at the Hospital General San Felipe in Tegucigalpa, Honduras February 18, 2016.
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Transforming Lives through Unparalleled Cleft Care

For National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month, we’re celebrating the resilient, brave, and vibrant children and families in our care who are wishing for new smiles – and the compassionate, loving, and generous partners and volunteers who make our comprehensive cleft care possible.…

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  • 2 minute read
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The Champions Program: Education and Transformation

In the next 15 years, 2.2 million more surgeons, anesthetists and obstetricians will be required to ensure that 80% of the world’s population can access safe surgical treatment. For 40…

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Operation Smile Volunteers in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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  • 2 minute read
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Saluting our #HealthcareHeros

#HealthcareHeroes Every day I wake up and give thanks.  And today is no different.  There is so much to be thankful for and today, so much more to care about. …

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Dr. Ruben Ayala
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  • 3 minute read
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An Update on COVID-19 from Dr. Ruben Ayala

Dear friends and Operation Smile supporters from around the world, As the Operation Smile global family, we all believe that every day gives us a chance to serve, aid our…

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Dentist talking to child patient at Honduras Care Centre
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A cleft-free Honduras

Our monthly Smile Partners provide a steady flow of sustained funds that we can count on to help the thousands of children still waiting for their surgery. They enable us…

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Loraine Sevilleno, 5 years old
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Discovering the causes of cleft: part 1

Whether traveling from surrounding villages or distant islands, families in the Philippines seeking cleft surgeries for their children must sacrifice precious time and resources to reach Operation Smile medical mission…

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Genet Ayele holding her child Meheftehe
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In Ethiopia, Operation Smile is a family’s only hope

A young mother wearing a white shawl sat patiently on a bench with sadness overwhelming her face. As she waited for her child’s medical evaluation at the Operation Smile medical…

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