Waiting to Smile
Globally, every three minutes a child is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. In too many cases around the world, surgery to fix cleft conditions is neither accessible nor affordable. It takes as little as 45 minutes to provide surgery to children and adults living with cleft conditions, forever changing their lives.
At Operation Smile Australia, we believe that everyone suffering with cleft and craniofacial conditions deserves exceptional, safe surgical care.
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A Window into Global Care with Dr Lia
Global health is stronger when clinicians step outside their own systems to learn—and then bring those lessons home. The impact can reach far beyond a single hospital or patient. For...
Six years on - How Amrita built the life she hoped for
This Craniofacial Awareness Month, we’re revisiting Amrita’s story – six years after two successful surgeries with Operation Smile Australia (OSA) changed the course of her life. After 12 unsuccessful surgeries, Amrita was...
A Stranger’s Kindness, A New Smile: Shahid’s Journey
When baby Shahid was born, the midwife gently told his mother Shahida to look at his face. Her joy as a new mother turned quickly to heartbreak—Shahid had a cleft...
