44 patients to undergo cleft surgery in Nampula
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Club of Mozambique
Forty-four patients with cleft lip or palate are due to undergo surgery this week at Nampula Central Hospital in Mozambique. The campaign aims to reduce the provincial waiting list, which includes around 200 people, according to Operation Smile coordinator Nilza Ferrão, quoted by the Lusa news agency.
Forty-four patients are due to undergo surgery this week at Nampula Central Hospital, in Mozambique, to correct a cleft lip or palate, a congenital malformation. The NGO Operation Smile selected the patients from among 56 people examined, its coordinator in Mozambique, Nilza Ferrão, told the Lusa news agency.
Around 200 Mozambicans with the malformation are still waiting for surgery in Nampula province. This is the third surgical campaign organised by Operation Smile at the hospital in 2026, following 17 operations in February and 20 in April, according to Nilza Ferrão.
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