Operation Smile China Medical Mission
| 微笑行動中國基金有限公司 | |
| Formation | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Medical charity |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Services | Provision of free corrective surgery for the underprivileged children and young adults with clefts in China |
Chairman | Sir David Akers-Jones |
| Website | oscmm |
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
[edit]- ^ "Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ Wei, Lo. "Operation Smile helps cleft lip kids in rural China", South China Morning Post, 29 November 2012. Accessed 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Hangzhou, China ( 浙江杭州) | Official site of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China".
- ^ "WiseGiving 惠施網". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- ^ "Podcast One: Operation Santa Claus 2012 - Operation Smile – China Medical Mission – Rural Smiles 2013".
- ^ "Registration | Operation Smile China Medical Mission". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- ^ "Pass a Smile". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
External links
[edit]- Operation Smile China Medical Mission - official site