During a 3 day Oral Health Outreach Programme at Mthatha Regional Hospital, from 24–26 October, Operation Smile, in partnership with the Eastern Cape and National Departments of Health, provided essential dental care to 993 people – many of whom have little to no access to dental services.
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Over 90% of the volunteer medical professionals who serve on our surgical programmes – surgeons, nurses, paediatric anaesthesiologists and therapists – are women.
In a major push to reduce the backlog of cleft lip and palate surgeries in Gauteng, Operation Smile and Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital (NMCH) – with key support from Life Healthcare – delivered an intensive weekend surgical programme from 16 to 18 May 2025.