Foundation and Activities - OPSA was founded in 1998 by Nick Hart. - Nick Hart traveled to Pakistan with a surgical team to carry out facial operations on young children. - OPSA started in a small local hospital in Gujrat. - The Cleft Hospital, a purpose-built hospital, was soon built to meet the growing demand. - OPSA has worked out of The Cleft Hospital ever since. - The OPSA team travels from the UK, Ireland, and Turkey twice a year to operate and teach at The Cleft Hospital in Gujrat. - The yearly trips to Pakistan were increased to twice annually in 2008. - OPSA teaches and trains local doctors to carry out some of the work year-round. - Patients travel from all over Pakistan in the hope of receiving advice and treatment from the specialist UK surgical team. - OPSA works with medical teams in Gujrat, including Dr. Ijaz Bashir.

Facts and Figures - Cleft palate occurs in around 1 to 2 of every 1000 births around the world. - In Pakistan, up to 10,000 babies are born each year with cleft conditions. - The majority of babies born with cleft conditions in Pakistan cannot afford to pay for operations. - As of the end of 2017, the OPSA team has operated on more than 3000 patients. - Approximately 100 to 150 patients receive surgery at each OPSA camp, which lasts for 7 days.

Medical Team - Nick Hart is the founder of OPSA and a British doctor and plastic surgeon. - Penelope McManus is a consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon. - Annette Middleton is a Yorkshire-based theatre nurse. - Chris Hill is a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon. - Zahid Rafique is a consultant anaesthetist at Hull & East Yorkshire NHS Trusts.

Ambassadors - Ambassadors for the charity include England & Yorkshire cricketer Adil Rashid, BBC journalist Kate Adie CBE, actresses Stephanie Cole, and Debra Stephenson. - Trustees for the charity include Ariel Bruce.

Additional Information - The OPSA team operates and teaches at The Cleft Hospital in Gujrat. - The OPSA camps last for 7 days. - The OPSA team travels from the UK, Ireland, and Turkey. - OPSA teaches and trains local doctors to carry out some of the work year-round. - OPSA works with medical teams in Gujrat, including Dr. Ijaz Bashir.