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- Cleft Explained
- Surgery and Beyond
- Real-Life Stories
- Where We Work
- Health Workforce Strengthening
- Youth Empowerment
- Policy and Advocacy
- Strategic Partners
- Thought Leadership
- Ways to Give
- Share Your Medical Expertise
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- Advocate for Us
- Partner With Us
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United Arab Emirates

For children born with a cleft condition, medical and non-medical volunteers improve smiles, lives and communities across the UAE.

Visit Operation Smile UAE’s Website

Marwa holds a teddy bear at Operation Smile UAE.

Operation Smile UAE: By the Numbers

In UAE, children affected by cleft conditions receive access to safe surgery and multidisciplinary support.

2011

Year services began in UAE

167

Cleft surgeries

60+

Medical Volunteers

It is estimated that, worldwide, a child is born every three minutes with a cleft condition — about one in every 500 to 750 births.

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