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The extra mile
Before Sabrina Ghiddi became involved with Operation Smile’s work in Ghana as a nonmedical volunteer in 2013, she didn’t know that the organization existed. However, the Italian transplant did know…
Volunteer Stories
Ghana
A pioneer’s impact
Dr. Opoku Ampomah walks side by side with his patient, 17-year-old Faustina, down the corridor that leads to the operating rooms at Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua, Ghana. It’s the…
Ghana
Completing the smile: Q&A with Lucy Apeajei
Times were tough for Operation Smile Ghana program coordinator Lucy Apeajei when she was young. By the time she was 10 years old, Lucy had to start working so she…
Ghana
“My only way to give back”
When Dr. Emmanuella “Ella” Amoako earned her medical degree in Ukraine, she hadn’t sought to become a pediatrician. Rather, it was after she returned home to Ghana that pediatrics found…
South Africa
The one who is needed
Editor’s Note: The following story is the first-person account of guest blogger Sean Robson, Operation Smile South Africa Communications Coordinator, as he and photographer Zute Lightfoot accompanied Operation Smile vounteer…
Rwanda
Closing The Gap: Q&A with Dr. Paulin Banguti
Anesthesia is as vital to a surgical procedure as any instrument wielded by the surgeon. As part of Operation Smile’s Global Standards of Care, it’s a medical standard that enables…
Rwanda
Closing the gap: surgical training rotations in Rwanda
Dr. Faustin Ntirenganya isn’t one to mince his words when it comes to surgical care in his homeland of Rwanda. “Don’t fish for us, teach us how to fish —…
Madagascar
A passion for Malagasy smiles
True passion is a rare and precious thing. In the case of Andriarimalala Solo Radaoroson, his passion for Operation Smile’s work in Madagascar changed not only his life, but numerous…