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Operation Smile China Medical Mission

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Operation Smile - China Medical Mission Limited
微笑行動中國基金有限公司
Formation1991 (1991)
TypeNGO
Legal statusMedical charity
HeadquartersHong Kong
ServicesProvision of free corrective surgery for the underprivileged children and young adults with clefts in China
Chairman
Sir David Akers-Jones
Websiteoscmm.org

Operation Smile China Medical Mission (OSCMM) is a non-profit organisation that provides reconstructive surgery for the underprivileged children with cleft lips and / or palates in China.

Chaired by Sir David Akers-Jones, OSCMM has provided over 26,000 free cleft surgeries to date since founded in 1991 in Hong Kong.[1] To enhance long-term capabilities of local medical professionals in China to treat cleft lip and palate, OSCMM also provides intensive resident and surgical training programmes.[citation needed]

The organisation receives support from worldwide volunteers and donors. [2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. ^ Wei, Lo. "Operation Smile helps cleft lip kids in rural China", South China Morning Post, 29 November 2012. Accessed 20 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Hangzhou, China ( 浙江杭州) | Official site of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China".
  4. ^ "WiseGiving 惠施網". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  5. ^ "Podcast One: Operation Santa Claus 2012 - Operation Smile – China Medical Mission – Rural Smiles 2013".
  6. ^ "Registration | Operation Smile China Medical Mission". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  7. ^ "Pass a Smile". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
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