by Admin | Mar 25, 2023 | blog
While every child is different, there is a good chance that those born with a cleft palate will need some form of speech and language therapy. This is true even if the cleft is repaired before the child starts talking. Speech problems are less likely if your...
by Admin | Mar 6, 2023 | blog, News
Could exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increase the chances of women giving birth to children with cleft lip and palate? Recent research by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) in partnership with surgeons, researchers and Operation...
by Admin | Feb 9, 2023 | blog
Dr. Billy Magee, left, stands beside his 14-year-old son, Liam, during a 2022 surgical program in Bushenge, Rwanda. Photo: Margherita Mirabella. Nearly four decades after Dr. Bill and Kathy Magee’s first Operation Smile surgical programme in the Philippines in...
by Admin | Aug 7, 2022 | blog
Dr Christian Kampik is the Head of the clinical unit in Paediatric Anaesthesia at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Academic Hospital, and a lecturer at the University of Kwazulu-Natal. Since joining Operation Smile in 2007 as Paediatric Anaesthesiologist, he has been on...
by Admin | Aug 7, 2022 | blog
His mom, Nomthandzo, wanted to protect her little boy from the neighbours’ stares and superstitions. Some had already told her that they were too afraid to even look at him. So she wouldn’t allow him to play outside. When Ndzalo was born, Nomthandzo...
by Admin | Jul 28, 2022 | blog
Three years after receiving cleft lip surgery from Operation Smile Ghana, Iddrisah shows off his new smile. Photo: Zute Lightfoot. Having lived his entire life with an untreated cleft lip, Iddrisah never expected to find love. Instead, he became used to abuse...
