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Sistemas de vigilância de anomalias congênitas na América Latina e Caribe: presente e futuro ; Systems for surveillance of birth defects in Latin America and the Caribbean: present and future

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  • Additional Information
    • Publication Information:
      World Health Organization
    • Publication Date:
      2019
    • Collection:
      Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS): Repositorio Digital
    • Abstract:
      Fil: Durán, Pablo. Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatología Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatología Salud de la Mujer y Reproductiva, Organización Panamericana de la Salud; Uruguay. ; Fil: Liascovich, Rosa. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Centro Nacional de Genética Médica; Argentina. ; Fil: Barbero, Pablo. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Centro Nacional de Genética Médica; Argentina. ; Fil: Bidondo, María Paz. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Centro Nacional de Genética Médica; Argentina. ; Fil: Groisman, Boris. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Centro Nacional de Genética Médica; Argentina. ; Fil: Serruya, Suzanne. Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatología Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatología Salud de la Mujer y Reproductiva, Organización Panamericana de la Salud; Uruguay. ; Fil: de Francisco, Luis Andrés. Organización Panamericana de la Salud/Organización Mundial de la Salud Organización Panamericana de la Salud; Estados Unidos. ; Fil: Becerra-Posada, Francisco. Organización Panamericana de la Salud/Organización Mundial de la Salud Organización Panamericana de la Salud; Estados Unidos. ; Fil: Gordillo-Tobar, Amparo. Banco Mundial Banco Mundial Washington D.C. ; Estados Unidos. ; Objectives: To determine the availability of national systems for surveillance of birth defects in Latin America and the Caribbean and describe their characteristics. Methods: Cross-sectional study based on a semi-structured, self-administered online survey sent in 2017 by local representative offices of the Pan American Health Organization to authorities at the ministries of health of all countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The survey obtained information on the availability and characteristics of national systems for surveillance of birth defects in each country. Results: Eleven countries have a national system for surveillance of birth defects: Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. These systems have heterogeneous features: six are hospital-based; 10 include both live births and ...
    • File Description:
      pdf
    • Relation:
      Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health; http://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/1356
    • Accession Number:
      10.26633/RPSP.2019.44
    • Online Access:
      http://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/1356
      https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2019.44
    • Rights:
      open
    • Accession Number:
      edsbas.A0F2F626