'India has over 72k unrepaired cleft lip cases'
Over 72,000 cases of unrepaired cleft lip, caused in infants due to substandard nutrition, exist in 28 Indian states, a study published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery revealed. While Kerala and Goa reported the least of such cases with a rate of less than 3.5 per 1 lakh population, Bihar had the maximum rate of 10.9 per 1 lakh individuals.