Every 3 minutes, a child is born somewhere in the world with a cleft lip or cleft palate.
Every 3 minutes, a child is born somewhere in the world with a cleft lip or cleft palate.
VISION
At Operation Smile, we envision a future where health and dignity are improved through safe surgery.

Cleft is the third most common birth defect worldwide. In as little as 45 minutes, free safe surgery can give a child a chance to live a normal life

A child born with a cleft may suffer from: – Hunger and thirst – Difficulty with speech – Social isolation and bullying
OSP STORIES
GLOBAL PRESENCE
With 35 years of expertise, we continue to provide life-saving reconstructive cleft surgeries and increase our overall surgical safety, quality and capacity worldwide.
