Since 2010, Operation Smile has conducted medical programs in Butaro, Kigali, and Musanze. Over the past five years, Operation Smile has provided free surgical care to about 1,300 patients in Rwanda.
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Recent news & activity from Rwanda
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Closing The Gap: Q&A with Dr. Paulin Banguti
Anesthesia is as vital to a surgical procedure as any instrument wielded by the surgeon. As part of Operation Smile’s Global Standards of Care, it’s a medical standard that enables…
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Closing the gap: surgical training rotations in Rwanda
Dr. Faustin Ntirenganya isn’t one to mince his words when it comes to surgical care in his homeland of Rwanda. “Don’t fish for us, teach us how to fish —…
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Enok’s path
Enok remembers being jeered, mocked, chased by packs of children and having people recoil in disgust at his cleft lip. While his memories echo the stories of thousands of Operation…