Who is at risk of serious birth defects? Almost 9 out of 10 children living in low/middle-income countries are born with serious birth defects, said World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has underlined the urgent need for countries in the Southeast Asia region and globally to strengthen health systems to prevent, detect, manage and care for birth defects to mark this year s World Birth Defects Day (March 3).
To mark this year s World Birth Defects Day, World Health Organisation (WHO) is highlighting the urgent need for countries in the South-East Asia Region and globally to strengthen health systems to prevent, detect, and manage and care for birth defects, which are structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has underlined the urgent need for countries in the Southeast Asia region and globally to strengthen health systems to prevent, detect, manage and care for birth defects to mark this year's World Birth .