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Where cleft-lip birth defects are a ‘bad omen’

One child in every 1,300 births is reported to have cleft lip or cleft palate deformity. [Courtesy]

Many people born with cleft lips suffer myriad problems including superstitions, traditional myths, stigma and scarcity of speech therapists especially in far-flung counties.

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