While the majority of babies born are perfectly healthy, a small percentage (6%) are born with congenital conditions. How serious are these conditions? And what can you do to reduce your chances of having a child affected by abnormalities?
The Pondo Trail Run which takes place this year from 28 May – 1 June offers runners the chance to traverse one of the world’s most untouched coastlines while raising funds for The Pondoland Conservation Trust and the Cipla Foundation’s Miles for Smiles initiative.
The first Pan-African Surgical Conference in February 2025 brought together leading experts, surgeons, policymakers, and organisations to share ideas, create partnerships, and find innovative ways to address Africa’s critical surgical care shortage.
Africa has the fewest surgeons and anaethetists per capita worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. For every 10,000 people, there are just two doctors and 11 nurses and midwives, compared to 41 doctors and 113 nurses and midwives in North America.
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.