About Let Them Smile Again

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Let Them Smile Again (LTSA) is a Houston, Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by John W. Varghese. Since 2006, LTSA has partnered with Surgical Volunteers International (SVI), bringing together volunteer surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and healthcare professionals from around the world to provide free surgical care and humanitarian assistance to underserved communities.

Over the past two decades, LTSA and SVI have completed 21 humanitarian and surgical missions across Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Latin America, with the most recent mission completed in Hue, Vietnam (2026).

1. Shimla, India (2006)

2. Saigon, Vietnam (2007)

3. Binyong, Vietnam (2007)

4. Agadir, Morocco (2008)

5. Port-au-Prince, Haiti (2009)

6. Guatemala (2010)

7. Kollam, Kerala, India (2014)

8. Mallappally, Kerala, India (2015)

9. Kasorg, Himachal Pradesh, India (2016)

10. Thodupuzha, Kerala, India (2017)

11. Mallappally, Kerala, India (2017)

12. Kerala Flood Relief & Surgical Outreach Mission (2018)

13. Mallappally, Kerala, India (2018)

14. Kumbanad, Kerala, India (2019)

15. Medical Mission Conducted in 7 Locations in Kerala

16. Mansoura, Egypt (2019)

17. San José del Guaviare, Colombia (2021)

18. San José del Guaviare, Colombia (2022)

19. Penonomé, Panama (2023)

20. Mallappally, Kerala, India (2024)

21. Hue, Vietnam (2026)