Project duration: Ongoing
Project's focus area: Surgery in China
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Approximately 35,000 Chinese babies are born with cleft lips and palates each year. Almost 1.9 million of these children need medical care to lead productive lives. Because of their defect, they are often abandoned at birth. The greatest tragedy is that cleft surgery is a relatively simple procedure that takes as little as 45 minutes & can cost as little as $250. This surgery provides new smiles, hope & a new beginning to children who otherwise would lead lives of isolation and shame.
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Cleft surgery gives children a second chance at life. It takes as little as 45 minutes, but the impact lasts a lifetime. After years of living in shame and isolation, these children can finally go to school, find a job, and lead happy lives. |
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Children’s lives are changed forever. Dignity is restored to the family and the medical community benefits. Newly trained Smile Train doctors share their surgical skills with new doctors ensuring that cleft care will be available for years to come. |
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The Smile Train helps us help our children. This training and funding helps doctors become self-sufficient, improving not only their ability to treat cleft, but all medical services offered in China.
- Victoria Moy, Smile Train managing director, China
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Adina Wexelberg-Clouser,
Donor Relations Associate
41 Madison Avenue
28th Floor
New York, New York 10010
United States
1-212-689-9199
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