We are excited to announce our participation in 'Healthier Together: A path to a better world', a film produced for us and Kids Operating Room by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions in consultation with the WHO Foundation!

Learn more: smiletrain.org/solar-or

#HealthierTogether

Super grateful to American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association for this award, to Smile Train Smile Train Africa for all the support, my colleagues in Africa and around the world for their collaboration, and to the families of children with clefts for the opportunity to serve them.

Today is #WorldArtDay ! 🖼 🎨 🖌

In honor of this international celebration of the arts, we are shining a light on our Art Impact for Health initiative with World Health Organization (WHO).

Learn more: smiletra.in/3VUZ6sl

April 15th is #TaxDay in the United States!

Did you know that clefts affect the #GlobalEconomy ? A 2015 study found that patients supported by #SmileTrain average an extra $42,000 in earnings over their lifetime. That’s up to $20 billion added to the global economy.

Did you know that Smile Train was founded in 1999? 🥳🎊🎈🎂

More than 1.9 MILLION life-changing cleft surgeries later, we're still going strong! 😀

Join us all year long as we celebrate and look ahead to making even more smiles over the next 25 years and beyond! 😍

Congratulations to our amazing Smile Train partner, Dr. Azeez Butali, recipient of the 2024 ACPA Emerging Leader Award!

Join us in celebrating his well-deserved award!

#ACPAAM24

Day 3 at #SAFEPaedsNairobi was electric! Participants dived deep into modules on Trauma in Children, Burns in Children, Neonates, and more! 🚀 Smile Train KSA_AnaesthesiaKenya WFSA
#safeanaesthesia
#SmileTrain
#SAFEcourses

Thank you for the opportunity to expand our horizons & be inspired by amazing innovations! The engineer in me was over the moon to see the history of innovations & the future ahead!

Tonight’s Charity Spotlight is Smile Train!

Smile Train is the world’s largest cleft charity, empowering local medical professionals to provide free cleft treatment in their own communities.

Purchase your tickets now ⬇️

#DidYouKnow that in the Philippines, over 5,000 children are born every year with a cleft.

At Smile Train we're committed to ensuring that every child with a cleft has access to the cleft treatment they need to live the happy, healthy, and full lives they all deserve! ❤️

Special thanks to our #WHWWeek sponsor Johnson & Johnson Health Equity & our official partners Chemonics CMMB Insecurity Insight IntraHealth International LivingGoods mothers2mothers Pathfinder Project HOPE Resolve to Save Lives Safeguarding Health Seed Global Health Smile Train

Let's take a moment to celebrate the incredible work of Child Life and Recreational Activity Specialists like Matias from Mobile Surgery International, who bring comfort and joy to children receiving Smile Train-supported cleft treatment! Thank you, Matias, for your unwavering compassion! ❤️

Today's #eclipse reminds us that even in darkness, there's beauty. Just like how a smile can brighten the gloomiest of days. Let's keep shining together! #Eclipse2024 😊

During 5 days health professionals from Latin America have been getting training to become trainers of the “Nursing Care Saves Lives” course, with the purpose to build local capacity in their countries and strengthen the safety in the attention of the patients with cleft 💙🚂

This year, we're joining the World Health Organization (WHO) and global health advocates to call for action and investments in health care.

Everyone has the right to health. 🌍

#WHD #WHD 2024 #HealthForAll #MyHealthMyRight #WHWWeek

Meet Edouardo Adjassin, a devoted speech therapist committed to bringing speech therapy to cleft-affected children across West Africa. His dedication and passion are changing lives every day.

This WHWWeek , we want to see leaders invest in #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers now.

When Disha was born with a cleft, her parents were shocked!

Luckily, their doctor knew of Smile Train's local partner, Nargis Memorial Hospital, and assured them that treatment for her cleft was available.

Read more: smiletra.in/3PQWoQF

Celebramos la Semana Mundial del Trabajador de la Salud con el tema Seguridad y apoyo. Rendimos homenaje a quienes aportan en la construcción de entornos más saludables, sobre todo a las mujeres que además son ejemplo de fortaleza y valentía.
#WHWWeek #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers

This #WHWWeek , we're joining the Frontline Health Workers Coalition to call for policymakers to invest long-term in health workers like Speech-Language Pathologist Evelyn Cáceres! Investing in health workers means investing in children's health and well-being.

#SafeSupportedHealthWorkers #FHWC

Let's celebrate the unsung heroes of health and healing!

In honor of #WHWWeek we want to express our gratitude to the incredible individuals who dedicate their lives to making smiles brighter and hearts happier.

Johnson & Johnson Health Equity Frontline Health Workers Coalition The G4 Alliance