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A young boy, Mateo, is held in his mother’s arms at a shelter. They smile softly, sharing a quiet moment before his cleft surgery.
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A Life-Changing Experience: My Journey with Operation Smile in Honduras

Ryan, a dedicated Operation Smile Canada ambassador and Johnson & Johnson employee, actively volunteers and fundraises to support our mission. His efforts earned him the opportunity to attend a surgical program in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where he witnessed the life-changing impact of our work. Below, he…

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Child with bilateral cleft lip waits for surgery
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  • 3 minute read
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A Parent’s Journey: Hope and Healing in Bolivia

You wake up before dawn, your heart racing with nervous anticipation. Today is the day. Clutching your child’s tiny hand, you step into the cool morning air and make your…

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Alexis Ezequiel Turcios Godoy, 7 months, male, UCL, before, during screening during the Operation Smile mission at the Hospital General San Felipe in Tegucigalpa, Honduras February 18, 2016.
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  • 2 minute read
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Transforming Lives through Unparalleled Cleft Care

For National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month, we’re celebrating the resilient, brave, and vibrant children and families in our care who are wishing for new smiles – and…

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The Champions Program: Education and Transformation

In the next 15 years, 2.2 million more surgeons, anesthetists and obstetricians will be required to ensure that 80% of the world’s population can access safe surgical treatment. For 40…

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Operation Smile Volunteers in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Saluting our #HealthcareHeros

#HealthcareHeroes Every day I wake up and give thanks.  And today is no different.  There is so much to be thankful for and today, so much more to care about. …

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Dr. Ruben Ayala
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An Update on COVID-19 from Dr. Ruben Ayala

Dear friends and Operation Smile supporters from around the world, As the Operation Smile global family, we all believe that every day gives us a chance to serve, aid our…

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Dentist talking to child patient at Honduras Care Centre
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A cleft-free Honduras

Our monthly Smile Partners provide a steady flow of sustained funds that we can count on to help the thousands of children still waiting for their surgery. They enable us…

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Loraine Sevilleno, 5 years old
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Discovering the causes of cleft: part 1

Whether traveling from surrounding villages or distant islands, families in the Philippines seeking cleft surgeries for their children must sacrifice precious time and resources to reach Operation Smile medical mission…

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