Operation Smile China Medical Mission Explained

Operation Smile - China Medical Mission Limited
Native Name:	微笑行動中國基金有限公司
Type:	NGO
Status:	Medical charity
Headquarters:	Hong Kong
Services:	Provision of free corrective surgery for the underprivileged children and young adults with clefts in China
Leader Title:	Chairman
Leader Name:	Sir David Akers-Jones

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.

The organisation receives support from worldwide volunteers and donors.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

External links

• Operation Smile China Medical Mission - official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Board of Directors . 2015-10-01 . 2015-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150619020129/http://beta.china.operationsmile.org/about-us/board-of-directors/ . dead .
2. Wei, Lo. "Operation Smile helps cleft lip kids in rural China", South China Morning Post, 29 November 2012. Accessed 20 October 2015.
3. Web site: Hangzhou, China (浙江杭州) | Official site of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
4. Web site: WiseGiving 惠施網 . 2015-03-31 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043956/http://www.wisegiving.org.hk/en/donation/search/ngodetails.aspx?ID=169 . dead .
5. Web site: Podcast One: Operation Santa Claus 2012 - Operation Smile – China Medical Mission – Rural Smiles 2013.
6. Web site: Registration | Operation Smile China Medical Mission . 2015-03-31 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155832/http://www.oscmm.org/evrplus_registration/ . dead .
7. Web site: Pass a Smile . 2015-03-31 . 2015-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150330024123/http://hksevens.cathaypacific.com/en/#smile_balls_2015 . dead .