The Alliance for Smiles team from the United States, Australia, Egypt and Nanjing arrive in Chuzhou today for the March 2019 Chuzhou Mission. Our team consists of 5 doctors, 5 nurses, a mission director, photographer, recordkeeper, ward coordinator, a doctor of dentistry, a dental hygienist, and a dental assistant. Shortly after our arrival, we went to the Children’s Hospital of...
Myitkyina, Myanmar – Another Day, Another Smile
After 5 full days of surgery the team took a well deserved day off and headed north. The area we visited included exploring the confluence, where the N’mai and Mali rivers meet to form the Irrawaddy. We also visited the Maina Camp for internally displaced people outside of Myitkyina. Marla, founder of Myanmar Kindness Group has built a vocational training...
Myitkyina – Day Four of Surgeries
Today is our 4th day of surgery it proved to be a big day for the small and young! We had four children under the age of 2 and the oldest was 10-years. Our requirements for surgery is referred to as the 10-10-10 rule. If the child is 10 weeks, 10lbs and has a 10 hgb level we can operate...
