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An Update from Operation Smile Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ruben Ayala on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Global

From the Field

Posted 3/27/2020

All Operation Smile programmatic activity has been paused, and we anticipate further cancellations and postponements through April, May and June.

Smile Stories

Celebrating the Year of the Nurse and Midwife: The Essential Roles of Operation Smile Nurses

Volunteer Story

Posted 3/31/2020

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“I have been praying to get this surgery”

Ghana

Patient Stories

Posted 9/27/2019

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Smile Stories

Building the NEXT Generation's Skills

Ghana

Volunteer Story

Posted 5/21/2018

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Smile Stories

An Update from Operation Smile Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ruben Ayala on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ghana

From the Field

Posted 3/27/2020

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Smile Stories

Introducing Our New Video Series: Behind the Smiles

United States

News & Updates

Posted 3/19/2019

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Vector Technology Systems Helps Operation Smile Provide Patients With Health That Lasts

Global

From the Field

Posted 11/23/2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, PPE producer Vector Technology Systems helps Operation Smile create healing and hope.

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Nursing Led This Man to His Purpose

United States

From the Field

Posted 10/20/2020

Biju Abraham uses his skills and expertise as an operating room nurse and clinical coordinator to educate volunteers on how to safely change patients' lives.

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Driven to Lead: Q&A with Abhishek Sengupta

India

From the Field

Posted 9/29/2020

Abhishek Sengupta shares how his passion to help others led him to becoming the executive director of Operation Smile India after starting out as a translator.

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Celebrating Our Partners on World Smile Day

Global

From the Field

Posted 9/28/2020

On World Smile Day, we're proudly celebrating a few of our partners who are changing the lives of thousands of children born with cleft conditions.

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Hope on The Horizon: Safely Resuming Surgery and Care

Global

From the Field

Posted 9/15/2020

Though Operation Smile surgeries and in-person care remains postponed in most places around the world, a handful of countries offer a glimpse at the path ahead.

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Smile With Lay's: Q&A with Kathy Magee

United States

From the Field

Posted 9/11/2020

Co-Founder and President Kathy Magee shares how we've teamed up with Lay's once again to recognize real people spreading real smiles in their communities.

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Going Far Together: A Future for Women in Health Care Around the World

United States

From the Field

Posted 8/10/2020

Plastic surgery resident Dr. Naikhoba Munabi shares her research on why women in medicine empowering and mentoring each other is so crucial.

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Creating a Blueprint for Comprehensive Patient Care: Updating Our Medical Global Standards©

Global

From the Field

Posted 8/6/2020

Operation Smile Associate Chief Medical Officer Geir Stangeland shares his insights on the importance of our new Medical Global Standards©.

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Amid the Pandemic, Nairobi Orphanages Face Food Shortages

Kenya

From the Field

Posted 7/29/2020

Learn more about the emergency in Kenya and help us provide weeks of meals for 335 living in five Nairobi orphanages.

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Advancing Safe Surgery in India: The Durgapur Cleft Center

India

From the Field

Posted 7/27/2020

VIDEO: See how Operation Smile India is connecting patients in rural communities with the cleft care they deserve.

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COVID-19 Conversation: Going the Extra Mile in India and Madagascar

Global

From the Field

Posted 7/16/2020

Q&A with Abhishek Sengupta, Operation Smile India's executive director; and Dr. Howard Niarison, Operation Smile Madagascar's COVID-19 program coordinator.

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Creativity as a Catalyst: Q&A with Greatjoy Ndlovu

South Africa

From the Field

Posted 6/30/2020

This artist's latest painting is being auctioned online by Operation Smile South Africa to raise funds for cleft surgeries.

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