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 – Shining a Light on Limb Defects, which may be found here.

https://dhir.gov.mt/en/registries/congenital-anomalies/

Please feel free to circulate among the members of your association.

Best Regards

Miriam