Restoring dignity and confidence
Opération Sourire
GOAL
Back
For nearly 20 years, surgical teams have been literally putting the smile back on the faces of thousands of men, women and children disfigured by war, illness, deformity and cultural practices. In each case, patients undergo one or more operations to repair facial damage or give them back the use of their limbs.
Beyond the physical repair by surgery, patients are given the chance to return to a normal life among families and communities, allowing them to again find their way in society, go to school, make friends, get a job and start a family.
The campaign also trains local surgeons to handle cases on their own. The L’Oréal Foundation supports Opération Sourire de Médecins du monde since March 2008. In 2009, the L’Oréal Foundation financed over 500 operations during 24 missions carried out in seven countries: Benin, Cambodia, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia, Niger and Chad.
For more information, visit www.medecinsdumonde.org
COPYRIGHT: Catherine Henriette
Beyond the physical repair by surgery, patients are given the chance to return to a normal life among families and communities, allowing them to again find their way in society, go to school, make friends, get a job and start a family.
The campaign also trains local surgeons to handle cases on their own. The L’Oréal Foundation supports Opération Sourire de Médecins du monde since March 2008. In 2009, the L’Oréal Foundation financed over 500 operations during 24 missions carried out in seven countries: Benin, Cambodia, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia, Niger and Chad.
For more information, visit www.medecinsdumonde.org
COPYRIGHT: Catherine Henriette