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Nursing Led This Man to His Purpose
Biju Abraham uses his skills and expertise as an operating room nurse and clinical coordinator to educate volunteers on how to safely change patients' lives.
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Complete Care from Start to Finish: Q&A with Anesthesiologist Nur Lubis
From when a patient first receives their health evaluation during screening to waking up after surgery, anesthesiologists like Nur Lubis are by their side.
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Capturing Compassion with Nurse Redeat Wondemu
As a nurse and a photographer, Redeat Wondemu shares how she serves a role in recovery as well as helps tell a story through capturing those special moments.
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Driven to Lead: Q&A with Abhishek Sengupta
Abhishek Sengupta shares how his passion to help others led him to becoming the executive director of Operation Smile India after starting out as a translator.
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Celebrating Our Partners on World Smile Day
On World Smile Day, we're proudly celebrating a few of our partners who are changing the lives of thousands of children born with cleft conditions.
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Hope on The Horizon: Safely Resuming Surgery and Care
Though Operation Smile surgeries and in-person care remains postponed in most places around the world, a handful of countries offer a glimpse at the path ahead.
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Smile With Lay’s: Q&A with Kathy Magee
Co-Founder and President Kathy Magee shares how we've teamed up with Lay's once again to recognize real people spreading real smiles in their communities.
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Care for Brighter Futures: Luciana’s Story
VIDEO: Soon after Luciana was born with a cleft, she became a patient at Operation Smile Colombia’s care center to receive safe, effective and timely surgery.
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A Front-Line Hero: Remembering Nurse Carlos Armas
Given the choice to stay home, Carlos bravely chose to serve on the front lines of the pandemic to care for the patients who needed him.
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