Then one day, they came to know about Operation Smile India during a local hospital visit with their son. It was like a lifeline for them and they immediately registered their son’s name for the programme. After three months, they were informed that their child was among the lucky few to be selected for operation. […]
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The 10th Kolkata Mission brought together many corporate and their employees to bring Smiles to 100 children. The mission was organized from 9th—15th May, 2015 at Flemming Hospital, Kolkata. The 10th Kolkata Mission commenced with a curtain raiser – ‘A Mile for Smile’-Walkathon on 3 May, 2015. Ms. Locket Chatterjee, a Bengali film actor and […]
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The story of Raju, a rickshaw puller from Noida. Raju Prasad, a 29 years old man from Noida sector 8 was born with cleft lip and Cleft palate. He along with his father pulls rickshaw van everyday to earn livelihood. He never imagined undergoing a surgery to correct his lip. Wherever he went to correct […]
Read moreFortis Medical Research Institute (FMRI), in collaboration with Fortis Foundation and Mission Smile have joined hands to launch a Comprehensive Clinic for Cleft Lip, Palate and other facial deformities for children born with congenital deformity. The comprehensive cleft care services include services of Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Pediatricians, Speech Therapists, ENT Specialists, Child life psychologists, and Dental/orthodontists.Under the […]
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Dr. Prashant Kumar Nellickal is the CSR Head from Muthoot Papachan Foundation, who are the Corporate Donors of Operation Smile India. With their continuous support and help we have conducted 2 successful missions in Kottayam and Nagercoil. The foundation has also supported surgeries at our Nagercoil centre. He visited our Guwahati Comprehensive cleft Care Centre, to see […]
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Recently in the month of January, 2015 we have completed our third medical mission in Nagercoil. With the kind help from Muthoot Papachan Foundation we have been able to provide smiles to 38 children. It has been a great achievement for Operation Smile India to provide surgeries to 38 children who have waited for a long […]
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TRIPURA OUT REACH SURGICAL CAMP : A team from GC4 conducted 28 surgeries at Tripura out reach Camp this month . The ONGC- Operation Smile India cleft surgery camp at the Tripura Medical College (TMC) Hospital jointly inaugurated by VP Mahawar, Asset Manager of ONGC Tripura and Dr. Sandeep N Mahatme, Mission Director of National […]
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A team from Operation Smile Sweden conducts “ Difficult Case week” every year at Operation Smile India, North East Center ( GC4) . Those Cases which are challenging and difficult to intubate get cleft care surgeries . There was exchanging of knowledge sessions , good academic presentations and discussions for these challenging cases with the center […]
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Dr David Fisher, MD, FRCSC, FACS The Hospital for Sick Children Medical Director and Plastic Surgeon Cleft Lip and Palate Program Plastic Surgeon Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Cleft palate repair in India is done by many doctors across the country. Dr Fisher is one of the renowned surgeons and is certified in both general and […]
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“The journey has finally begun, now didi will play with me and I will have friends at school”. Minki, sitting by the window in the bus on the way from Malda to Siliguri to attend the surgery centre of Operation Smile India, couldn’t get her eyes off the trees running away. Suddenly she turned to […]
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This is the poignant story of Dev Deka, a cleft lip and palate child born to Pinky Deka of Nalbari district of Assam, on 2nd October, 2012. Pinky and her husband (name not available) were very depressed and dejected when their child was born with both cleft lip and palate. They came to know about […]
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Mission smile has been working for the cleft lip palate India for years and has taken a noble initiative to bring more smile through this mission. At 8 am in the morning, there was a short Mission inaugural ceremony held. Mrs Remy Thomas Muthoot, CEO, Automotive Divison, Muthoot Pappachan Group and State Chairperson Indian Women Network, […]
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