MANILA, Philippines — With telehealth services becoming the pillar of general health care amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s biggest cleft charity announced on Wednesday the launch of its Filipino mobile speech application which aims to help children with cleft palate access speech therapy online.
World’s leading cleft charity Smile Train said that the app was developed to provide parents, guardians, and children speech therapy services and a platform to connect with healthcare professionals.
A cleft occurs when certain body parts and structures do not fuse together during fetal development. Clefts can involve the lip and/or the roof of the mouth, which is made up of bot…
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