OPERATION SMILE INC
OPERATION SMILE INC
OPERATION SMILE INC
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
OPERATION SMILE PROVIDES FREE, SAFE RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS SUFFERING FROM CLEFTS. TREATMENT IS DELIVERED IN SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE REGIONS OF THE WORLD BY LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS DURING SURGICAL PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS THROUGH 34 OPERATION SMILE CENTERS THAT PROVIDED ON-GOING PATIENT CARE IN FISCAL YEAR 2018. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING TREATMENT, OPERATION SMILE WORKS TO UNDERSTAND AND THEN ADDRESS THE BARRIERS PATIENTS FACE IN ACCESSING CARE. THE FIRST MEDICAL MISSION IN 1982 TO THE PHILIPPINES WAS THE GENESIS BY WHICH THE CO-FOUNDERS STARTED THE ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTS TODAY. OVER ITS 35 YEAR HISTORY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS PERFORMED MORE THAN 285,000 SURGERIES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, OPERATION SMILE HOSTED 156 MEDICAL MISSIONS IN 80 UNIQUE SITES AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING 13 NEW SITES IN SOME OF THE POOREST REGIONS OF THE WORLD - AND PROVIDED FREE SURGICAL CARE FOR OVER 12,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS. NEARLY 82% OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS VOLUNTEERING WITH OPERATION SMILE WERE FROM LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES. OPERATION SMILE'S MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 397,312 HOURS OF FREE CARE FOR OPERATION SMILE'S PATIENTS. AT OUR CENTERS, OVER 102,000 SPECIALTY CONSULTATIONS WERE CONDUCTED AND 22% OF PATIENTS OPERATED ON RECEIVED THEIR SURGERY AT ONE OF THESE CENTERS. EXAMPLES OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES OFFERED AT THESE CENTERS INCLUDE POST-OPERATIVE CARE, COUNSELING, SPEECH THERAPY, DENTISTRY, ORTHODONTICS, NUTRITION AS WELL AS ONGOING TRAINING AND EDUCATION. OPERATION SMILE'S U.S. CARE NETWORK IS A REFERRAL SERVICE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES SEEKING CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH CLEFT DEFORMITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE U.S. CARE NETWORK RESPONDED TO 159 PEOPLE REQUESTING ASSISTANCE. SEVEN CHILDREN, WHOSE DEFORMITIES WERE TOO SEVERE AND COMPLEX TO BE CARED FOR DURING AN OPERATION SMILE MISSION, RECEIVED TREATMENT THROUGH OUR WORLD CARE PROGRAM. FINALLY, OPERATION SMILE PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF DENTAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS, IN ORDER TO ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE ORAL CARE. TEN DENTAL MISSIONS WERE HELD AND OVER 35,000 DENTAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED DURING THE MISSIONS AND AT CENTERS. OPERATION SMILE CONTINUALLY ADVANCES OUR MISSION TO BUILD A SELF-SUFFICIENT GLOBAL HEALTH NETWORK FOR THE TREATMENT OF CLEFTS. WE DO THIS BY TRAINING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AROUND THE WORLD TO GIVE THEM THE HIGHLY-SPECIALIZED SKILLS NEEDED TO PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR THE BACKLOG OF CHILDREN ALREADY SUFFERING FROM CLEFTS, AND FOR THOSE BABIES WHO ARE BORN EVERY DAY WITH THIS TRAGIC FACIAL DEFORMITY. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION DONATES CRUCIAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; DEVELOPS PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; AND CREATES GLOBAL, IN-COUNTRY FOUNDATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS AS WELL AS COORDINATE SURGICAL PROGRAMS OPERATION SMILE HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED 34 CENTERS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND CARE AND TRAIN MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS TO HELP INCREASE IN-COUNTRY CAPACITY. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS WITH LEADING MEDICAL AND TEACHING INSTITUTIONS AND FOUNDATIONS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES RECEIVE EVIDENCE BASED EDUCATION, HANDS ON TRAINING AND MENTORING. OPERATION SMILE ALSO SPONSORED CONFERENCES, SEMINARS WORKSHOPS, ROTATION PROGRAMS, VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS, EXCHANGES, AND SHORT AND LONG TERM FELLOWSHIPS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$19.3MProgram 2 [2018]
OPERATION SMILE IS DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT AND OFTEN LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE OF CLEFT LIP AND PALATE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS AND SEEKS TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE SURGICAL CAPACITY IN LOWER AND MIDDLE-INCOMES COUNTRIES. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SUBSTANTIAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EFFORTS DIRECTED TOWARDS DISCOVERY OF CAUSAL FACTORS TO ULTIMATELY REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF THE CONDITION. FURTHER, PROGRAMS TARGET DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER HEALTHCARE PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENTS TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE AND SAFE SURGICAL CARE. THESE EFFORTS ARE ALIGNED WITH GLOBAL HEALTH PRIORITIES AROUND SAFE SURGERY AND ARE CONDUCTED VIA PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. A FLAGSHIP PROGRAM ENTITLED THE INTERNATIONAL FAMILY STUDY (IFS) HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2012 AND HAS RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT ONE OF THE LARGEST REPOSITORY OF GENETIC DATA IN THE WORLD RELATED TO CLEFT. RECENT EFFORTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF ADDRESSABLE GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS AND HAVE PROVIDED A BASIS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PATIENT POPULATIONS AND THE SURGICAL BURDEN OF DISEASE RELATED TO CLEFT LIP AND PALATE. OPERATION SMILE PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE WIDESCALE COMMUNICATION EFFORTS AROUND PREVENTION AND ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE CARE. PREVENTION-RELATED MESSAGING IS HIGHLY ACTIONABLE AND FOCUSED ON SMOKING CESSATION, FOOD PREPARATION AND DIET, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER FACTORS. FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, CRITICAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ENABLE ACCESS TO LOCAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE CARE IN AREAS INCLUDING SPEECH THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGICAL, NUTRITION AND DENTAL CARE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS MOBILIZED THOUSANDS OF MEDICAL, COMMUNITY-BASED AND STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WORLDWIDE TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CLEFT CONDITIONS, AND RELATED BEST PRACTICES FOR CARE. 3,025 SCHOOLS, 44 COUNTRIES, 18,000 STUDENTS AND 900 EDUCATORS CHANNEL THEIR COMPASSION EXPERTISE AND ENERGY BUILDING CORE VALUES OF PHILANTHROPY, EDUCATION AND SERVICE, AND LEARNING FIRSTHAND HOW THE POWER OF THEIR GENEROSITY CAN CREATE A LASTING IMPACT ON HUMANITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$16.5MOperation 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–$41M
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