TransWorldNews3/07/2008
International Medical Mission Team to Provide Free Surgery to Children Born with Cleft Lips and Cleft Palates
An Operation Smile Medical Mission team will arrive in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for an international medical mission taking place March 13-21, 2008 to assist children born with facial deformities. The team consists of more than 50 medical and non-medical volunteers from Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore and the United States. Founded in 1982, Operation Smile is a worldwide children’s medical charity dedicated to helping improve the health and lives of children and young adults.
Who: An Operation Smile International Mission Team comprised of credentialed medical professionals from 9 countries to include:Norrie Oelkers, R.N., Clinical Coordinator from New Jersey Dr. Alice Smith, Speech Pathology Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of IowaDr. Mok Theavy, Plastic Surgery and Program Director for Operation Smile Cambodia
When: March 13-21, 2008
Where: Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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