2023 WBDD Activities at the ICBD Conference in Chile, Santiago

Medical investigators and public health professionals from around the world gathered together for the International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World, which took place in Santiago, Chile this year. Hosts reserved time to present on World Birth Defects Day and celebrate the day with colleagues from across the world on March …

WBDD 23 CME at Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal

WBDD 2023 was celebrated as a CME program organized by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital. The venue was the Conference Hall of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Also, they published an editorial in The Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology on birth defects. See images and find …

International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

The International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (IF) celebrates the World Birth Defects Day as an annual event each year since 2015. On the one hand this year, IF designed a social media toolkit which gathers background information about the World Birth Defects Day, its importance, how and why it has been established. This …

Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano Nigeria

Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Nigeria observed the World Birth Defects on March 3rd 2022. They put together the following two activities for this year: 1. A lecture given by Dr. Labaran Dayyabu ALIYU (Affiliate member ICBDSR Kano Nigeria) to their hospital community. 2. A live radio talkshow program targeted at the general public in …

AIIMS Bhubaneswar, India

AIIMS Bhubaneswar, India observed the World Birth Defects on March 3rd 2022. AIIMS Bhubaneswar has been observing the day since 2018. This year, an Awareness Programme for patients was organised in the OPD block of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AIIMS Bhubaneswar. Patients were advised the following to prevent birth defects in the unborn baby: …

PREVERDEC – Conmemoración del Día Mundial de los Defectos Congénitos y las Enfermedades Huérfanas

The District Secretary of Health, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and PREVERDEC of Colombia are pleased to invite you to participate in the commemoration of the 2022 World Day of Rare Diseases and Birth Defects. It will be held entirely in Spanish. March 3rd from 7:30 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST (virtual mode in Microsoft Teams) Join the webinar here La …

Haiti Cholera Research Funding Foundation, Inc.

Join the Haiti Cholera Research Funding Foundation, Inc. (HCRFF) for their WBDD presentation addressing the importance of proper nutrition prior to conception and during pregnancy to help prevent birth defects. This keynote presentation will take place on March 3rd, 2022 at 10am EST via Zoom. Join using the following codes: Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89893076079?pwd=Z29odHlqcTN6STJXS09tcEZtZEg3UT09 Meeting ID: …

Agencia Sanitaria Alto Guadalquivir (ASAG)

How the Alto Guadalquivir Health Agency participated in WBDD for 2021: WBDD Twitter Campaign from Alto Guadalquivir Health Agency Twitter account (@hospitalesAG) Participation in the “I care” campaign: Publications of the Alto Guadalquivir Health Agency’s participation in the WBDD 2021 Campaign: http://www.asag.es/Prensa/Paginas/default.aspx?Ident=1168#noir https://montillabierta.es/la-agencia-sanitaria-alto-guadalquivir-se-une-para-visibilizar-los-defectos-congenitos/ https://www.montilladigital.com/2021/03/el-hospital-comarcal-de-montilla-se.html https://andujar.ideal.es/comarca/agencia-sanitaria-alto-20210304123649-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Joint training session with the Maternal-Infant Unit of the Montilla Hospital, …