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WHO South-East Asia chief stresses need to address birth defects; calls for enhanced health system, better coverage
New Delhi March 1: Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia, emphasised that birth defects have a significant impact on the quality of life of an individual, many of which are preventable through health system interventions and by addressing environmental factors.
Birth defects kill about 300 children under 5 daily in South-East Asia: WHO
New Delhi, March 1: Birth defects claim the lives of about 300 children under five years of age, every day in the South-East Asia region, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday, ahead of World Birth Defects Day.