Dear Colleagues,

March 3^rd is recognized as World Birth Defects Day with the aim being to raise awareness, mobilise resources and continue increasing commitment to improve birth defects surveillance, research, prevention and care. https://www.worldbirthdefectsday.org/the-wbdd-movement/

The Malta Congenital Anomalies Registry (MCAR), within the Directorate for Health Information and Research carries out continued registration and surveillance of congenital anomalies in Malta and is releasing a Fact Sheet on this day:  Every Journey Matters – Down Syndrome, which may be found at: https://dhir.gov.mt/en/resources/fact-sheets/

Please feel free to share.

Best Regards

Miriam