Congenital disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年11月18日 · Genetic causes can be traced to inherited genes or from mutations. Consanguinity – when parents are related by blood – increases the risk of congenital anomalies and nearly doubles the risk of neonatal and early childhood death, intellectual disability and other health conditions.
Congenital disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年2月27日 · While complex genetic and environmental interactions are proposed, most congenital disorders have unknown causes, including congenital heart defects, cleft lip or palate and club foot. Prevention Preventive public health measures work to decrease the frequency of certain congenital disorders through the removal of risk factors or the ...
Newborn Health - World Health Organization (WHO)
2014年3月25日 · The cause of most birth defects is unknown. Complex genetic and environmental interactions are proposed but these have not yet been clearly elucidated. A focus on these conditions is important now. The proportion of deaths resulting from congenital conditions is increasing and infectious causes of under-5 mortality are falling.
New toolkit aims to improve global birth defects surveillance
2020年12月2日 · Birth defects or congenital anomalies are an invisible tragedy around the world. Every year an estimated 295 000 newborns die due to congenital anomalies during the first 28 days of life. The most common, severe congenital anomalies are heart defects, neural tube defects and Down’s syndrome. Congenital anomalies can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, and for …
Female genital mutilation - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年2月5日 · Overview. Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
Birth defects surveillance: quick reference handbook of selected ...
2020年12月1日 · Congenital anomalies, also known as birth defects, are structural or functional abnormalities, including metabolic disorders, that are present from birth. Congenital anomalies are a diverse group of disorders of prenatal origin that can be caused by single gene defects, chromosomal disorders, multifactorial inheritance, environmental teratogens ...
Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年8月26日 · WHO fact sheet on mpox: includes key facts, definition, outbreaks, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, WHO response.
Genomics - Global - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年11月20日 · Genomics is evolving rapidly, and its potential impact for the future of human health cannot yet be known. Human genomics knowledge and technologies provide new ways to prevent and manage many diseases, and opportunities to achieve global public health g
World Birth Defects Day: Many birth defects, one voice
2023年3月2日 · by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia To mark this year’s World Birth Defects Day, WHO is highlighting the urgent need for countries in the South-East Asia Region and globally to strengthen health systems to prevent, detect, manage and care for birth defects, which are structural or functional anomalies that occur during …
Rubella - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年5月14日 · WHO fact sheet on rubella: includes key facts, definition, symptoms, congenital rubella syndrome, vaccination, WHO response.