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Children’s Lifeline™ has sent international medical missions around the world for thirty years. The sole purpose is to come to the aid of children in developing countries with lifesaving surgery and clinical care. While in the past, Children's Lifeline has focused on pediatric cardiac problems, we currently embrace many other disciplines including; cranio-facial, neurosurgery, rehabilitation and clinical problems such as waterborne diseases and their causes. The majority of medical care is to children with heart problems. Many of the doctors and teams are specialists in pediatric cardiology. They perform invasive surgeries and noninvasive procedures.

Physicians and their team of nurses and medical specialists choose to use their vacation time to treat the less fortunate around the world while teaching the procedures to the members of the Host Hospital. Their missions are completely voluntary and they do not receive compensation.

Children’s Lifeline International® sends medical mission teams from some of the top teaching hospitals across the United States multiple times per year to developing areas in over 22 countries. Many missions make annual trips. The goal is to save and teach. The instruction on the “how” to perform the surgery is a very important part of the mission. The US doctors and nurses work with the staff at the Host Hospitals guiding them on procedures and post care.

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International Medical Missions

Upcoming Medical Missions In Need of Your Support

Mexico: TecateSmiles Mission – Correcting Cleft Lips and Palate Deformities

This project location, while having a rudimentary “hospital” in reality, is held in a field first aid clinic with a storage facility built by SMILES with some assistance for purchase of…

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Mexico: TecateSmiles Mission – Correcting Cleft Lips and Palate Deformities
Ghana: Pediatric Cardiac Mission

Ghana: Pediatric Cardiac Mission

A 20+ member team led by Dr. Francis Finn-Thompson will return to Ghana to perform dozens of life-saving cardiac procedures on a variety of pediatric cases over the course of…

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Mexico: CaboSmiles Mission – Correcting Cleft Lips and Palate Deformities

This mission has an active presurgical screening team on the ground onsite which continues care for these children between mission visits giving longitudinal care for them with our direction. These…

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Mexico: CaboSmiles Mission – Correcting Cleft Lips and Palate Deformities
Mexico: TecateSmiles Mission – Correcting Cleft Lips and Palate Deformities

Mexico: TecateSmiles Mission – Correcting Cleft Lips and Palate Deformities

This project location, while having a rudimentary “hospital” in reality, is held in a field first aid clinic with a storage facility built by SMILES with some assistance for purchase of…

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Ghana: Pediatric Cardiac Mission

A 20+ member team led by Dr. Francis Finn-Thompson will return to Ghana to perform dozens of life-saving cardiac procedures on a variety of pediatric cases over the course of…

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Ghana: Pediatric Cardiac Mission
Kenya: Pediatric General And Plastic Surgery Mission August 2023

Kenya: Pediatric General And Plastic Surgery Mission August 2023

CLI Mission veteran Dr. Larry Nichter will be again leading a medical team from Orange County California, this time to Nakuru, Kenya. They will be performing general and plastic surgeries…

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Dominican Republic: Pediatric Cardiac Mission

Dr. Robert Ross and his team from Children’s Hospital of Michigan will be returning to the DR. The goal after 16 years continues to be the same: Perform critical surgeries…

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Dominican Republic: Pediatric Cardiac Mission
Salah M. Hassanein Memorial “Day at The Races”

Salah M. Hassanein Memorial “Day at The Races”

THE RACE TRACK EVENT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. Keeping with our race track theme, in order to regroup and move forward and make this situation a “win”, we are…

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