Weekend surgeries to reduce cleft backlog in Gauteng
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.
How AI is helping Operation Smile bring cleft care to remote regions.
Operation Smile, together with Microsoft, is piloting an AI programme to assist in patient diagnosis and educating surgeons in remote areas.
Operation Smile gives Maurice a second chance at life
International collaboration and world class surgery provided by Operation Smile South Africa combined to give Maurice from the DRC a new life.
40 children receive life-changing surgery at Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital
From 24-28 July at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital in Johannesburg, Operation Smile and The Smile Foundation joined forces for a Madiba Smile Relay surgical programme to help children born with cleft lip.