The Cleft Care Framework in India

This monograph is part of an MHRD-funded project titled "Evaluation of cleft care outcomes of non-syndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) patients at ages 5,12, and 20 across India: The Cleft Care India Study". The Scheme funds this study for the Promotion of Scientific and Research Collaboration (SPARC), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and the UK-India Education and research initiative (UKIERI). The project collaborates internationally with the University of Manchester, the prime center for developing and monitoring Cleft care UK projects all over Europe. This monograph compiles journeys, experiences, and practices at major cleft centers in PAN India. The target audience would be any clinician associated with cleft care in India or abroad, primarily Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, plastic surgeons, orthodontists, and speech therapists. This book is helpful for patients interested in finding a good center in their region who want to know more about the centers and policymakers who are involved in uplifting the standard of care for cleft patients. The book would help us address the lacunae in the current standard of care and thus frame robust strategies for comprehensive cleft care.