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Facing the World is a UK-based charity that helps children with birth defects that disfigure their faces by enabling them to receive craniofacial surgery.^[1] It was founded in 2002 by two surgeons, Martin Hirigoyen Kelly and Norman Waterhouse, and was originally focused on bringing children from the developing world to the UK for surgery.^[2]^[3] Over time it came to focus on Vietnam, and on training Vietnamese doctors in the surgeries, sending UK doctors to Vietnam to perform surgeries, and providing equipment to Vietnamese hospitals; it became active in Vietnam in 2008.^[1]

It has cooperated with two hospitals in Hanoi^[1]^[4] and a hospital in Da Nang.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mỹ Hà, Nguyễn; Diễm Quỳnh, Phạm (5 November 2017). "Boosting children's 'face value', confidence". Vietnam News.
^ "Facing the World - Overview". Companies House. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
^ Watts, Geoff (July 2008). "Martin Hirigoyen Kelly". The Lancet. 372 (9632): 24. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60979-4.
^ "Hong Ngoc Hospital, Facing the World offer free surgeries for disfigured children". Voice of Vietnam Online Newspaper. 9 May 2018.
^ "UK organisation to help building Craniofacial Surgery Faculty". DaNangToDay. 17 April 2015.

External links

Official website
"Facing the World". Charity Commission.

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	'''Facing the World''' is a UK-based charity that helps children with [[birth defects]] that disfigure their faces by enabling them to receive [[craniofacial surgery]].<ref name=VN/> It was founded in 2002, by two surgeons, Martin Hirigoyen Kelly and Norman Waterhouse, and was originally focused on bringing children from the developing world to the UK for surgery.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Facing the World - Overview \|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04427304 \|publisher=Companies House \|accessdate=22 October 2018 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Watts \|first1=Geoff \|title=Martin Hirigoyen Kelly \|journal=The Lancet \|date=July 2008 \|volume=372 \|issue=9632 \|pages=24 \|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60979-4}} {{open access}}</ref> Over time it came to focus on Vietnam, and on training Vietnamese doctors in the surgeries, sending UK doctors to Vietnam to perform surgeries, and providing equipment to Vietnamese hospitals; it became active in Vietnam in 2008.<ref name=VN/>		'''Facing the World''' is a UK-based charity that helps children with [[birth defects]] that disfigure their faces by enabling them to receive [[craniofacial surgery]].<ref name=VN/> It was founded in 2002 by two surgeons, Martin Hirigoyen Kelly and Norman Waterhouse, and was originally focused on bringing children from the developing world to the UK for surgery.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Facing the World - Overview \|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04427304 \|publisher=Companies House \|accessdate=22 October 2018 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Watts \|first1=Geoff \|title=Martin Hirigoyen Kelly \|journal=The Lancet \|date=July 2008 \|volume=372 \|issue=9632 \|pages=24 \|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60979-4}} {{open access}}</ref> Over time it came to focus on Vietnam, and on training Vietnamese doctors in the surgeries, sending UK doctors to Vietnam to perform surgeries, and providing equipment to Vietnamese hospitals; it became active in Vietnam in 2008.<ref name=VN/>

	It has cooperated with two hospitals in [[Hanoi]]<ref name=VN>{{cite web \|title=Boosting children’s 'face value', confidence \|url=https://vietnamnews.vn/sunday/features/415972/boosting-childrens-face-value-confidence.html \|publisher=Vietnam News \|language=en\|date=5 November 2017\|first1=Nguyễn \|last1=Mỹ Hà\|first2=Phạm \|last2=Diễm Quỳnh}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Hong Ngoc Hospital, Facing the World offer free surgeries for disfigured children \|url=https://english.vov.vn/society/hong-ngoc-hospital-facing-the-world-offer-free-surgeries-for-disfigured-children-374244.vov \|work=Voice of Vietnam Online Newspaper \|date=9 May 2018}}</ref> and a hospital in [[Da Nang]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=UK organisation to help building Craniofacial Surgery Faculty \|url=http://baodanang.vn/english/politics/201504/uk-organisation-to-help-building-craniofacial-surgery-faculty-2409069/ \|publisher=DaNangToDay \|date=17 April 2015}}</ref>		It has cooperated with two hospitals in [[Hanoi]]<ref name=VN>{{cite web \|title=Boosting children’s 'face value', confidence \|url=https://vietnamnews.vn/sunday/features/415972/boosting-childrens-face-value-confidence.html \|publisher=Vietnam News \|language=en\|date=5 November 2017\|first1=Nguyễn \|last1=Mỹ Hà\|first2=Phạm \|last2=Diễm Quỳnh}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Hong Ngoc Hospital, Facing the World offer free surgeries for disfigured children \|url=https://english.vov.vn/society/hong-ngoc-hospital-facing-the-world-offer-free-surgeries-for-disfigured-children-374244.vov \|work=Voice of Vietnam Online Newspaper \|date=9 May 2018}}</ref> and a hospital in [[Da Nang]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=UK organisation to help building Craniofacial Surgery Faculty \|url=http://baodanang.vn/english/politics/201504/uk-organisation-to-help-building-craniofacial-surgery-faculty-2409069/ \|publisher=DaNangToDay \|date=17 April 2015}}</ref>

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