Islam, a shy 15-year-old with a severe unilateral cleft lip, came to the mission site in hopes of being selected for surgery... Read more >>

Our Purpose

Operation Smile Egypt repairs childhood facial deformities while building public and private partnerships that advocate for sustainable healthcare systems for children and families. Together, we create smiles, change lives, heal humanity.

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Approximately one in every 600 Egyptian babies is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate.
In Egypt, there are many children who never receive this life-changing surgery.
In as little as 45 minutes, and for approximately L.E. 1300/(USD$240), one cleft lip surgery can change a child’s life forever.

Field Journals

Follow our work during our most recent medical mission in Cairo: read the stories and view photos of the difference your support is making possible.

Field Journals from Egypt

Current Mission

Egypt: Cairo
March 4 to March 14, 2009

Medical Evaluation Dates: March 4-5, 2009

For more information about this mission please contact the program coordinator >>

Latest News and Events

Operation Smile Egypt hosts Racing the Planet Competitors
	Operation Smile Egypt provided 97 patients with free reconstructive surgery during its inaugural mission to Cairo, Egypt, from October 23-30, 2008. >>

Operation Smile Egypt Honored by First Lady’s Visit to Medical Mission
	H.E. First Lady Suzanne Mubarak visited the Operation Smile Medical Mission at the Arab Contractors Medical Center. Mrs. Mubarak toured the medical >>

Ambassador Scobey Visits Operation Smile at Arab Contractors Hospital, October 29, 2008
	Ambassador Scobey today visited the Cairo mission of Operation Smile at the Arab Contractors Hospital. Operation Smile is a U.S.- based NGO which >>

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