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- Charity: Operation Smile
- Country: Ghana
- Photo Credit: Operation Smile
- Charity: Operation Smile
- Country: Madagascar
- Photo Credit: Operation Smile
- Charity: Operation Smile
- Country: Ghana
- Photo Credit: Operation Smile
Operation Smile
Thematic Focus Areas
Global Health
Education
Women & Girls
Through our expertise in treating cleft lip and cleft palate, we create solutions that deliver safe surgery to people where it’s needed most.
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Global Impact’s charity partner, Operation Smile, believes that access to safe surgery is a basic human right. Yet, billions of people around the world do not have access to safe, affordable surgical care when they need it. World Health Day (April 7) is the perfect time to learn more about their mission and how you can get involved. Every Operation Smile patient bears a badge of hope in the form of a scar — a symbol that they received the surgical care they needed, found hope, and began a new chapter in life. From the people who wear them with pride to the skilled doctors who worked tirelessly on them, these marks of surgical artistry tell stories of inspiration,...
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Malnutrition contributes to the deaths of 3.1 million children less than 5 years old annually. Operation Smile patients born with cleft conditions are especially vulnerable. Due to difficulty eating caused by the cleft condition, patients can confront significant health problems or even death if they don’t receive timely intervention. Improving access to nutritional support and educating families on the importance of hygiene are crucial, which is why Operation Smile has established nutrition programs in 24 countries around the world. Including Madagascar, India, Guatemala and Ghana. During an Operation Smile Ghana surgical program, Moses arrived in dire need of nutritional support. Moses and his mom, Aba, met with volunteer nutritionist Dede Kwadjo, who would later turn out to be an integral part of Moses’ cleft care journey toward surgery. The rate of Ghanaian children experiencing growth delays and being moderately to severely undernourished stands at a staggering 19 percent. “Challenges people...