6L kids born with anomalies per year but no national registry to track them India faces a critical gap in tracking nearly 6 lakh babies born annually with congenital anomalies, as these conditions increasingly contribute to child mortality. To address this, Smile Train India and Birth Defects Research Foundation launched BIND, advocating for a National Birth Anomalies Registry to improve data, identify risk factors, and guide health planning for better prevention and care. #lakh_babies #babies_born #child_mortality #kids_born #critical_gap #conditions_increasingly #increasingly_contribute #India_faces #born_annually #Train_India
