13 Years Cooperation between Sika and Operation Smile
Thousands of Children Received Access to Treatment of Cleft lips and Cleft Palates
More than 500 Sika employees have participated as volunteers in Vietnam, Thailand, and Philippines, bringing life-changing smiles back to thousands of children. Starting from Vietnam, their cooperation with Operation Smile has been multiplied to many more missions in Thailand and the Philippines. More than 5,000 patients were comprehensively screened and the lives of more than 3,200 children and their families were improved through the treatment of cleft lips and cleft palates.
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