Surgery at last for little Rorisang – thanks to mom’s determination
Little Rorisang was born with a bilateral cleft lip, and had previously been turned away from our surgical programme – not once, but twice – owing to a heart condition.
Bob’s Bay-2-Bay Challenge for Operation Smile
Bob Bolus has walked a total of 670km along the Western Cape coastline to help more children born with cleft smile with confidence, through our Operation Smile surgical programme.
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.
National Strategic Meeting on safe surgical care
On 15 May 2025, Operation Smile was proud to support the National Strategic Meeting on Safe Surgical Care, hosted in Johannesburg by the SA Safe Surgical Care Technical Working Group (TWG).
