Operation Smile Mobile App Now on Android

Manila, Philippines— Developed by the Ateneo Java Wireless Center for Smart Communications Inc., the Operation Smile app is now available for Android-enabled phones. Smart has been actively involved with Operation Smile Philippines’ cause since 2005. Operation Smile is a worldwide charity organization that provides free surgeries to children with cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities.

 As they celebrate another year of helping kids bring back those smiles, the telecommunications giant is working hand-in-hand with the organization to achieve the goal of providing an estimated 1,500 cleft surgeries and at least 1,300 dental treatments.

Notable figure of 4,000 kids are born with cleft conditions in the Philippines. With the help of this new Android app, Operation Smile volunteers can take patients’ photos, key in pertinent information and send it to a central web-based system where specialists can later access. Once doctors access the said information, they can make an initial diagnosis and provide initial therapy to prepare patients for a scheduled treatment.

A series of missions will be done in various cities in the country as Operation Smile is celebrating its 30^th year. Medical missions will be done in Naga, Cebu, Cavite, Cagayan de Oro, Koronadal, General Santos, Pampanga and Manila.