Organizing a local event the weeks before or after March 3 to observe the 2018 WBDD increases greatly local awareness.

Selected examples of “event”:

  1. Scientific Conference
  2. Face-to-face training course for professionals
  3. Online course for professionals
  4. Educational meeting for the general public
  5. Press conference
  6. Articles on birth defects on magazines or newspapers
  7. News story, featuring a family’s story or other topic
  8. One or more videos on YouTube on any birth defects topic for professionals, in any language
  9. One or more videos on YouTube on any birth defects topic for general public, in any language
  10. One or more days of an “Open Telephone Consultation” on any topic related to birth defects
  11. Any community-based activity (e.g., marathon, sports competition) promoting WBDD

Increase the visibility of your organization, send your planned event to centre@icbdsr will appear in the WBDD web.