Journal article
Prevention of Congenital Disorders and Care of Affected Children A Consensus Statement
JAMA pediatrics, Vol.170(8), pp.790-793
08/01/2016
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0388
PMID: 27366873
Abstract
As the Sustainable Development Goals are adopted by United Nations member states, children with congenital disorders remain left behind in policies, programs, research, and funding. Although this finding was recognized by the creation and endorsement of the 63rd World Health Assembly Resolution in 2010 calling on United Nations member states to strengthen prevention of congenital disorders and the improvement of care of those affected, there has been little to no action since then. The Sustainable Development Goals call for the global health and development community to focus first and foremost on the most vulnerable and those left behind in the Millennium Development Goal era. To maximize the opportunity for every woman and couple to have a healthy child and to reduce the mortality and severe disability associated with potentially avoidable congenital disorders and their consequences for the children affected, their families and communities, and national health care systems, we propose priority measures that should be taken urgently to address this issue.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Prevention of Congenital Disorders and Care of Affected Children A Consensus Statement
- Creators
- Gary L. Darmstadt - Stanford UniversityChristopher P. Howson - March of DimesGijs Walraven - Aga Khan Development NetworkRobert W. Armstrong - Aga Khan University NairobiHannah K. Blencowe - London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineArnold L. Christianson - University of the WitwatersrandAlastair Kent - Genetic Alliance UKHelen Malherbe - University of KwaZulu-NatalJeffrey C. Murray - Gates FoundationCarmencita D. Padilla - University of the Philippines ManilaSalimah R. Walani - March of DimesParticipant Working Group of the Dar es Salaam Seventh International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- JAMA pediatrics, Vol.170(8), pp.790-793
- DOI
- 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0388
- PMID
- 27366873
- NLM abbreviation
- JAMA Pediatr
- ISSN
- 2168-6203
- eISSN
- 2168-6211
- Publisher
- Amer Medical Assoc
- Number of pages
- 4
- Grant note
- March of Dimes Foundation; March of Dimes OPP1129127 / Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations Initiative; CGIAR OPP1129127 / Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 5U38OT000199 / US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2016
- Academic Unit
- Anatomy and Cell Biology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Epidemiology; Pediatric Dentistry; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center; Dental Research
- Record Identifier
- 9985035877902771
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