Dear Colleagues,

March 3^rd is World Birth Defects Day.

This day aims to raise awareness of birth defects, their causes, and their impact around the world. Further information, webinars, resources and initiatives on a global level may be found at the World Birth Defects  https://www.worldbirthdefectsday.org/and the CDC websites.

For this day the Malta Congenital Anomalies Register has released a Fact Sheet with a focus on orofacial clefts, this may be found on our website :

https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/Registries/birthdefects.aspx

Summary statistical surveillance data on birth defects in Malta is also presented on this site.

Best Regards

Miriam