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September 5, 2025Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Changing Faces, Changing Futures: The CLAPP Humanitarian Cleft Program Model for Cleft Care in Low-Resource Settings

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MDMuhammad DaiemGFGhulam Qadir FayyazHRHanan Raja

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Overview

Programmatic model delivers effective cleft care in low-resource settings, highlighting operational sustainability and cost-efficiency.

Key Points

  • The CLAPP model demonstrates high procedural volume with an average of 121 surgeries per program, ensuring effective cleft care delivery.
  • Since 2004, the program treated 25,028 patients, utilizing a mobile surgical infrastructure that addresses gaps in local health systems.
  • Cost per patient was approximately USD 400, showcasing the model's affordability for cleft lip and palate treatment in low-resource areas.
  • Demonstrating low complication rates, the CLAPP model serves as a potential framework for similar health systems in low and middle-income countries.

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Daiem et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb4d196d6d5674bcd00b0ehttps://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0000000000011875
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