6L children with abnormalities are born every year, but there is no national registry tracking them

6L children with abnormalities are born every year, but there is no national registry tracking them

New Delhi: Nearly 600,000 babies in India are born with congenital anomalies every year. However, the country has no national registry to track them.As infectious disease mortality rates decline and congenital conditions account for an increasing share of childhood deaths, experts say gaps in surveillance and coordinated care are becoming increasingly pressing. According to recent … Read more

Six hundred thousand babies are born with abnormalities every year, but there is no national registry to track them

Six hundred thousand babies are born with abnormalities every year, but there is no national registry to track them

New Delhi: Nearly 600,000 babies in India are born with congenital anomalies every year. However, the country has no national registry to track them.As infectious disease mortality rates decline and congenital conditions account for an increasing share of childhood deaths, experts say gaps in surveillance and coordinated care are becoming increasingly pressing. According to recent … Read more