by Admin | Nov 6, 2024 | special
Our Operation Smile team traveled to Mthatha over the weekend of 1-3 November to bring life changing surgery to cleft patients from the surrounding rural areas. Over the two days, the team performed 8 cleft lip surgeries, 14 cleft palate surgeries and one fistula. In...
by Admin | Oct 22, 2024 | special
Operation Smile, together with Microsoft, is piloting an AI programme to assist in patient diagnosis and educating surgeons in remote areas. Watch as the story of Adolphe and his family, who live in Rwanda, unfolds in this new mini documentary (above) called...
by Admin | Oct 16, 2024 | special
Discover Maurice’s story in this moving video. Watch how this 10 year old boy from the DRC was given his life back, thanks to the intervention and collaboration of Operation Smile in the DRC and South Africa. Maurice was only two years old when he...
by Admin | Sep 11, 2024 | blog
Finding out that your baby has a cleft lip or palate before he or she is born is a huge advantage. Apart from preparing you for the baby’s appearance, having advance warning allows you to research the condition, find out about treatment and prepare in practical ways....
by Admin | Aug 15, 2024 | News, Stories
Every patient with a cleft condition who receives corrective surgery through the Operation Smile programme holds a place in our hearts. But none more so than 8-year-old Kayol Carlos, from Chimoio in Mozambique. This bright little boy is truly special – and so is his...
