As the pandemic impacts our teams around the world, Operation Smile remains committed to providing comprehensive cleft care that helps our patients better breathe, eat, speak and live lives of greater quality and confidence. In addition to cleft surgery, these essential treatments include speech therapy, dentistry, psychosocial care, nutritional support and more.
Across Latin America and the Caribbean, speech therapists and psychosocial care providers created virtual and telephone-based therapy programs to reach patients during lockdowns or who live in remote areas.