Researchers at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital Publish New Data on Cleft Lip and Palate (Epidemiology of cleft lip and palate in Bhutan, 2015-2022).

Researchers at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital conducted a study on the epidemiology of cleft lip and palate in Bhutan from 2015 to 2022. The research analyzed data from the National Birth Defects Surveillance Data Registry and found that orofacial clefts constituted 8.7% of total birth defects, with a prevalence of 1.37 per 1000 live births. The study highlighted increasing prevalence trends and emphasized the importance of ongoing surveillance and interventions to address the burden of orofacial clefts in Bhutan. [Extracted from the article]

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