What is a mission?

International Medical Missions

Operation Smile’s standard International Medical Mission is comprised of a team of credentialed medical professionals from around the world who travel to Operation Smile partner countries to treat children during a two-week period. On a typical International Medical Mission, 300-500 children receive full medical evaluations and 100-150 children are surgically treated. Thanks to your support, we are able to conduct more than 25 International Medical missions in a year.

Operation Smile also uses the International Medical Missions to provide educational opportunities to in-country healthcare professionals. Ranging from a formal medical conference, to an informal workshop on a specific skill or technique, the programs are designed to meet the needs of the facility and the healthcare workers from within the partner country.

Local Missions

As Operation Smile South Africa continues to develop its volunteer base, it will increase the number of local missions it conducts each year. This style mission is usually smaller in scale, shorter in length but made up almost entirely of South African medical volunteers. Operation Smile South Africa local missions will be either within South Africa or in smaller neighboring countries such as Swaziland or Lesotho.

Missions

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