31-year-old Abdullah had his first cleft operation at 2 years when his palate was repaired. And it wasn’t until he was 20...
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Meet with the Team – Day 10
10/24/2019 Today our amazing team completed 3 lip surgeries.
Meet with Bhone Myat and his family – Day 9
10/23/2019 Today our amazing team completed 8 surgeries. 3 lips, 4 palates and 1 lip+palate. Today we are featuring 3 year old...
Thaw’s Story – Day 8
10/22/2019 Today our amazing team completed 8 surgeries. 1 rhinoplasty, 6 palates, and 1 lip + palate. Today we are featuring 8-month-old...
Phu’s Story – Day 7
10/21/2019 Today our amazing team completed 8 surgeries. 3 lips, 4 palates, and 1 lip + palate. Today we are featuring 4-year-old...
Meet with Yati Hlun – Day 6
10/19/2019 Today our amazing team completed 9 surgeries. 7 lips, and 2 additional oral procedures. Today we are featuring 5-month-old Yati Hlun...
Khay Hlynn’s Story – Day 5
10/18/2019 Today we are featuring 4 year old Khay Hlynn Sai from Nalong Village, Thiabaw, Myanmar. Nalong Village is on the northwestern...
Aye Nyein’ story – Day 4
10/17/2019 Today we are featuring 2 year old Aye Nyein Thu from Mawlamyine. Mawlamyine is the fourth largest city of Mayanmar, 300...
Opening clinic – Day 1 + 2
10/15/2019 Amazing arrival and visit on Sunday night. Our first and second days Triange, clinic, screening and surgeries have been a huge...
SUPPORT – Manila, Philippines
Bonifacio, 35 is a construction worker. Long-time before our team came to Manila he spoke with his employer, construction engineer Teodoro Carlos...
Sightseeing At Taal Volcano – Manila, Philippines
A well deserved day off for the Alliance for Smiles team today after arriving a week ago in Manila. We started with...
Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate – Manila, Philippines
Cleft lip and cleft palate, also known as orofacial cleft, is a group of conditions that includes a cleft lip (CL), cleft...