This is the first surgery mission of 2015 organised by Operation Smile and Amway Vietnam in order to support disadvantaged children and encourage them to smile and enjoy a happy childhood.
Statistics show that in Vietnam, one child in every 700 is born with a facial deformity. A 45-minute operation, costing approximately VND5 million, will help the child to recover their basic oral functions.
Since 2008, Amway has partnered with Operation Smiles to assist families whose children were born with cleft lips and cleft palates to receive free medical check-ups and surgeries. So far, 1,100 children have received treatment through medical missions in the partnered programme.
This is a part of Amway One by One Campaign for Children with the aim to help disadvantaged children all around the world have better lives, it has run for seven years in collaboration with Operation Smile. Since 2008, under the programme, 1,500 children have recovered their basic oral functions and have for the first time in their life been able to show the world their smile.
Leo Boon Wang, General Manager of Amway Vietnam, said: “it has been our honour to partner with Operation Smile in the charity program over last seven years to help children with cleft lips and cleft palates integrate into the community. With the target of creating a better life for every child, we hope that our efforts will bring unfortunate children more opportunities to live normal lives. This is also the commitment of Amway towards the long-term development of Vietnam.”
Chief Representative from Operation Smile Vietnam Nguyen Viet Phuong, said: “We have always been proud to co-operate with Amway throughout the past and in continuing our organisation’s mission in Vietnam, in order to bring about a Vietnam with happy children, not suffering from the effects of having cleft lips and palates, thus contributing to the nation’s steady development.”
