
August 16, 2010 - The Smile China Project and the Shanghai #9 People's Hospital sign a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Centre of Excellence dedicated to advancing and improving surgical skills for cleft lip and palate surgery in China. The primary objective of Smile China Project, a Canadian registered charitable organization, is to provide specialized surgical, medical and health care services to children affected with facial deformities in developing areas of China. The theme of the Smile China Project and Shanghai #9 People's Hospital partnership is "In the Footsteps of Dr. Norman Bethune: Developing Surgical Excellence in China". The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding took place in the Conference Centre at the Canada Pavilion.