Smile Train09.28.14 | NewsNotesClick through for an article about this wonderful ministry- Smile TrainWe don’t do everything. We do one thing. Unlike other children’s charities that do a little of everything, Smile Train is laser-focused on one goal: to ensure that every child born with a cleft — anywhere in the world — has the opportunity to live a full and productive life. We are helping to relieve the suffering. This is not a medical problem but an economic one: Families in developing countries are too poor to afford the surgery. With over 875,000 free cleft surgeries since we were founded in 1999, we are well on our way to solving this problem. Smile Train sets the standards for cleft surgery and quality worldwide. Our Medical Advisory Boards establish the safety standards and protocols that every Smile Train partner hospital must meet. They review our surgeries, medical training and education programs to ensure we meet the absolute highest standards. We work smart to make your money do the most good. Smile Train has pioneered new technology such as virtual surgery software, a digital patient database, and the world’s largest virtual cleft library. Thousands of pages of invaluable cleft-related information can be accessed with one mouse click http://www.smiletrain.org/assets/pdfs/toolkit/smile-train-press-kit.pdf