Give Them a Smile
Give Them a Future
MMFC has been changing the lives of children and their families all over the world for over 25 years by providing quality surgical and dental services to poor and under-privileged children and young adults in various countries throughout the world. Which includes facilitating the transfer of education, knowledge and recent innovations to the local medical communities. Learn More…
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COVID-19
Prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, MMFC volunteer teams averaged more than 20 trips per year in a dozen different countries. This all changed as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. However, despite the immense challenge this pandemic presented, MMFC has continued to impact the care of destitute children and families in Africa, Asia, and Central America. Read More
170,00
Children born each year with cleft
1 Million
Children and adults awaiting surgery
50,000
Surgeries performed by MMFC
500
Worldwide volunteers
What is cleft lip & palate and why is it so prevalent in certain areas?
Cleft lip and cleft palate occur when tissues in the baby’s face and mouth don’t fuse properly. Normally, the tissues that make up the lip and palate fuse together in the second and third months of pregnancy. But in babies with cleft lip and cleft palate, the fusion never takes place or occurs only part way, leaving an opening (cleft).
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Our Worldwide Missions
See where we’ve been in 2019 and the beginning of 2020. We are hoping to start up our missions in the latter half of 2021.