Although over 6,186 children are born with Cleft Lip and Palate in Nigeria every year, amounting to 16 children per day in the country, there appears to be little attention beamed on the public health challenge despite being correctable. Sunday Ehigiator writes
Every human is fearfully and wonderfully made, more so are children. The joy of having a child is comparable to nothing ever made or acquired.
But then, how quickly this joy runs out when a child is born with Cleft Lip/Palate (CLP) is a source of concern for stakeholders. Their concern is understandable given that the condition can be corrected so the children can live a hearty life devoid of bullying and discrimination, which is often the lot of those with Cleft Lip, with most of them wallowing in low self esteem.