Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
As oro-facial cleft patients require prolonged treatment and follow-up, it is necessary to study the geographic distribution so that they get on-time treatment. A multispecialty hospital-based retrospective record-based study was conducted. Geographic information system (GIS) was used to visualize the distribution of patients with cleft lip and/or palate visiting the multispecialty hospital in Udupi, Karnataka, India. A briefcase with minimum data sets [profile] for all individuals was prepared and a GIS prototype prepared. The GIS data is useful in improving the connectivity between hospitals and communities by planning outreach programs, follow up on treatment, and thereby improve the care of cleft lip and palate individuals.