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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Health needs assessment for medical genetic services for congenital disorders in middle- and low-income nations
Journal of Community Genetics, Volume 4, No. 3, Year 2013
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Description
Medical genetic services for the care and prevention of congenital disorders have received little attention in most middle- and low-income countries to date. In 2010, the World Health Organisation prioritized services for the care and prevention of birth defects in these nations, emphasising their importance in assisting such countries to reach their Millennium Development Goals. Health Needs Assessment is an inclusive, rational, epidemiological- assisted approach for providing information to plan, introduce and beneficially change health care services to improve the health of populations. It is intrinsic to much of the development of health care systems in industrialised nations. Its use by middle- and low-income countries to introduce and develop medical genetic services commensurate with their needs and circumstances would be beneficial. An approach to applying Health Needs Assessment in these circumstances is described. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Christianson, Arnold L.
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Health Laboratory Service
Zimmern, R.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Phg Foundation
Kristoffersson, Ulf
Sweden, Lund
Skånes Universitetssjukhus
Schmidtke, J.
Germany, Hannover
Hannover Medical School
Kent, Alastair
United Kingdom, London
Genetic Alliance uk
Raouf, R.
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Barreiro, C.
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Fundacion Hospital de Pediatria Professor Dr. Juan P. Garrahan
Nippert, I.
Germany, Munster
University of Münster
Statistics
Citations: 11
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s12687-013-0150-4
ISSN:
1868310X
e-ISSN:
18686001
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics