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How Operation Smile SA performed 273 facial reconstructive surgeries on kids in DRC in 10 days

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Operation Smile South Africa performed 250 cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries in the Democratic Republic of Congo in ten days. Watch!

Jerusha Sukhdeo-Raath speaks to Jason Sive, Director at Operation Smile, who described how 84 people worked together to operate on the 273 children.


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