During a three-day surgical programme at Rob Ferreira Hospital, Operation Smile South Africa, in partnership with the Mpumalanga Department of Health and supported by MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet, brought together medical volunteers to treat 27 patients with cleft lips and palates.
JOHANNESBURG - Clefts are the third most common birth defect in the world, occurring every three minutes somewhere in the world. During a three-day surgical programme at Rob Ferreira Hospital, Operation Smile South Africa, in partnership with the Mpumalanga Department of Health and supported by MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet, brought together medical volunteers from across South Africa to treat 27 patients with cleft lips and palates.
According to Operation Smile South Africa's executive director, Sarah Scarth, every person born with a cleft deserves access to safe surgery and comprehensive care. In conjunction with the medical staff at the Rob Ferreira Hospital in Mbombela, Operation Smile's team of volunteers, which included plastic and reconstructive surgeons, anaesthetists, paediatricians, nurses, dentists, speech therapists and psychosocial professionals, traveled to Mpumalanga from across the country to assist.
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