Operation Smile China Medical Mission
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| 微笑行動中國基金有限公司 | |
| Formation | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Medical charity |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Services | Provision of free corrective surgery for the underprivileged children and young adults with clefts in China |
Chairman | Sir David Akers-Jones |
| Website | oscmm |
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.[citation needed]
The organisation receives support from worldwide volunteers and donors. [2][3][4][5][6][7]