The aim of the partnership between the university hospitals of Leipzig, Aachen and Cologne and the GSR Institute of Craniofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery in Hyderabad, India, is to improve the therapeutic care of patients with craniofacial malformations. The focus is on treating cleft lips and palates and establishing a standardised treatment regime for patients with Pierre Robin sequence. Background: Each year in India, over 55,000 children are born with malformations of the jaw and face, which, if left untreated, can lead to nutritional and developmental disorders. There is a considerable need for specialised therapy centres for patients with a cleft lip and palate, as well as for accompanying therapies, which are essential for successful treatment and care. Activities: - Equipping the hospital with basic tools - Providing training in genetic counselling to medical staff - Working together in the field of research and investigating the causes of cleft formation - Establishing treatment for patients with Pierre Robin sequence Impact: For the affected patients and their families, the introduction of the therapy methods is designed to help improve care. The long-term goal is to establish a research cooperation arrangement to gain new insights into the pathogenesis of cleft formation, from which patients all over the world would benefit.