Sankor had lived his whole life with a facial deformity and was willing to pass up his chance for surgery because he so desperately wanted his son to get help.... Read more >>

Our Purpose

Operation Smile India repairs childhood facial deformities while building public and private partnerships that advocate for sustainable healthcare systems for children and families. Together, we create smiles, change lives, heal humanity.

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Approximately one in every 600 Indian babies is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate.
In India, there are many needy children who never receive this life-changing surgery.
In as little as 45 minutes, and for approximately Rs-10,000/(USD$240), one cleft lip surgery can change a child’s life forever.

Current Medical Mission

Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
March 18 - 26, 2010

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Latest News and Events

Operation Smile medical volunteers are working in Guwahati in our largest mission to date.
	February 3, 2010: Images From Screening February 1, 2010: Screening The team in Guwahati has screened 1,195 children so far for cleft lip >>

Operation Smile Partners with India to Make Assam Cleft-free by 2012
	Read the story on The Telegraph. Since Operation Smile's first mission to India in 2002, volunteers have provided free physical examinations for >>

Operation Smile Completes Successful Mission in Guwahati, Assam
	I am happy to announce the successful completion of the second Operation Smile international mission in Guwahati, Assam, in the north eastern part of >>

Rajasthan Royals Support Operation Smile in Rajasthan
	The Rajasthan Royals have committed their support to Operation Smile's programs in Rajasthan with the goal of creating a cleft-free state. Read more >>

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