New York, United States · Established 1999
Smile Train
Empowering local surgeons to provide cleft treatment.
(About)
Trains and supports doctors in over 90 countries to provide cleft surgery.
Smile Train was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, United States. Today it is an established organisation, working on cleft lip, surgery and training and known within the sector for its tagline "Empowering local surgeons to provide cleft treatment.".
The organisation currently operates in 14 countries, with major presence in China, India and Nigeria. Trains and supports doctors in over 90 countries to provide cleft surgery. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at smiletrain.org.
(Verified profile)
What the record actually says.
Sourced from official reports & independent registers
Structure & mandate
Smile Train is headquartered in New York, United States, established in 1999. See the linked official sources for full governance and finances.
Key public programmes
- ▸Cleft lip — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Surgery — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Training — see official programme pages for details.
Founded
1999
HQ
New York
United States
Countries of work
14+
Independent registers
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(Public perception & reviews)
What people actually say.
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(Work in the field)
Photos of their work.
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(Where we operate)
Active in 14 countries.
- China
- India
- Nigeria
- Kenya
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Egypt
- Colombia
- Peru
- Philippines
- Vietnam
- Indonesia
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
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