OPERATION SMILE INC
OPERATION SMILE INC
OPERATION SMILE INC
Programs
Operation Smile Cleft Awareness and Care
OPERATION SMILE RAISES AWARENESS OF CLEFT LIP AND CLEFT PALATE AND ITS EFFECTS ON PATIENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH. THROUGH VARIOUS COMMUNICATION CHANNELS INCLUDING DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA, IT SEEKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND DONORS ABOUT THE SURGERIES AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE IT PROVIDES. ALSO, CRITICAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO LOCAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND ESSENTIAL CLEFT TREATMENTS INCLUDING SPEECH THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGICAL, NUTRITION AND DENTAL CARE. PREVENTION-RELATED MESSAGING IS HIGHLY ACTIONABLE AND FOCUSED ON PRENATAL MATERNAL SMOKING CESSATION, FOOD PREPARATION AND DIET, EXPOSURE TO HARMFUL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS AND OTHER FACTORS. ITS STUDENT PROGRAMS ALSO CREATE AWARENESS AMONG YOUNGER GENERATIONS OF LEADERSHIP TO ACTIVATE THEIR SERVICE AS VOLUNTEERS AND ADVOCATES. OPERATION SMILE ESTABLISHES PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING MEDICAL AND TEACHING INSTITUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE SKILLSETS OF CLINICIANS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES. ITS HEALTH CARE TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDE IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CONFERENCES, SEMINAR WORKSHOPS, SURGICAL TRAINING ROTATION PROGRAMS, VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS, AND SHORT- AND LONG-TERM FELLOWSHIPS. OPERATION SMILE FUNDS RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIC AND HOSPITAL PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS RELATED TO CLEFT CONDITIONS TO ONE DAY PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE TREATMENTS AND INTERVENTIONS. IT ALSO CONDUCTS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH ANALYSES TO UNDERSTAND PATIENT POPULATIONS AND THE SURGICAL BURDEN OF DISEASE RELATED TO CLEFT LIP AND CLEFT PALATE. THESE RESEARCH PROGRAMS ALLOW IT TO PROVIDE BETTER CARE FOR THE PEOPLE IT SERVES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACADEMIC AND PRACTICAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE GLOBAL HEALTH AND GLOBAL SURGERY COMMUNITIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$41MOperation Smile Surgical Programs
IN COORDINATION WITH INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, THE ORGANIZATION ADDRESSES SYSTEMIC BARRIERS WITHIN HEALTH SYSTEMS THAT CAN PREVENT SURGICAL CARE FROM BEING DELIVERED OR RECEIVED.OPERATION SMILE PROVIDED SURGICAL CARE TO 15,474 PATIENTS VIA ITS SHORT-TERM SURGICAL PROGRAMS AND HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIPS IN 36 COUNTRIES ACROSS A FOOTPRINT OF OVER 200 HOSPITALS.THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED 204 SHORT-TERM SURGICAL PROGRAMS, ALL OF WHICH WERE CONDUCTED BY A MAJORITY OF LOCAL MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS. DENTAL CARE WAS PROVIDED TO 16,994 PATIENTS THROUGH SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS. OPERATION SMILE PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE CARE SERVICES INCLUDING ORAL HEALTH, SPEECH THERAPY, PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES, AND LIFE-SAVING NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT TO 112,310 PATIENTS. 7,391 HEALTH CARE WORKERS WERE TRAINED AND FIVE HOSPITAL INVESTMENTS WERE MADE IN THREE COUNTRIES. OPERATION SMILE CONTINUES TO ASSESS SURGICAL SAFETY AND PROVIDE SERVICE DELIVERY THROUGH HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIPS AND CARE CENTERS, PATIENT MANAGEMENT, NONSURGICAL INTERVENTIONS AND NGO PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$21.8M
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