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Partnering for Change: Stryker and Operation Smile in the Philippines

Dr Richard Lewandowski and Dr Julio Santos recently sat down to talk with Stryker employee Chris Waxman to talk about the long-term partnership between Stryker and Operation Smile Australia and current surgical programs running in the Philippines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATSNp_BT5Bk

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  • Posted onMar 4, 2025March 4, 2025
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From Patient to Advocate: Portia Bennett’s Journey to the Great Ocean Road Marathon

For Portia Bennett, the journey from being a child born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate to running the Great Ocean Road Marathon in support of Operation Smile Australia…

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  • Posted onNov 5, 2024November 5, 2024
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2024 Manila Craniofacial Program

A few weeks ago, we sent a team of medical volunteers to Manila in the Philippines to provide surgery to 8 children, all born with major craniofacial conditions.  We couldn’t…

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  • Posted onMay 31, 2024May 31, 2024
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25 Years of Operation Smile Australia!

2024 is a special year for Operation Smile Australia.  This year we mark 25 years of being able to provide life-changing surgical care to children in 36 different countries shown…

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  • Posted onMay 31, 2024May 31, 2024
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Ambassador and mother Keiara Moore – hear her story

Hear from Ambassador Keiara Moore about her experience having a child with cleft and why we should support mothers from low-income countries this mothers day.

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  • Posted onApr 16, 2024May 9, 2024
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Meet Piper Butcher – our newest ambassador!

Piper is a singer songwriter from the Hunter Valley, and for lovers of Australian Idol, she made it to the Top 24 last year! At only 19, Piper has already…

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  • Posted onJan 9, 2024January 9, 2024
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Where did we go in 2023?

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  • Posted onNov 28, 2023
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Olympic Gold Medallist – From swimming to smiles

Alice Tait (nee Mills), Olympic Gold Medallist turned nurse, put her skills of adaptability and resourcefulness to the test on a recent surgical mission to Egypt with Operation Smile Australia.…

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