Watsons and Operation Smile Philippines bring Perfect Smiles to 30 Children in Isabela
As a health, wellness, and beauty retailer, the purpose of Watsons is to put a smile on the faces of its customers. Thus, it is not surprising that one of Watsons’ long-term partnerships is with Operation Smile, which transforms the smiles of children affected by cleft and palate, a gap in the mouth that did not close during the early stages of pregnancy.
Watsons and Operations Smile Philippines change lives, one smile at a time
Many children around the world are born and are living with untreated cleft lip and/or palate, a common birth defect where a baby’s lip and/or mouth do not form properly in the early stages of pregnancy. In the Philippines alone, 1 in 500 children are born with this condition. Every year, about 4,500 babies are born with this facial and oral malformation and not everyone is given a chance to have a new, beautiful smile.