Omni-Net Ukraine Birth Defects Prevention Program

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International Birth Defects Information Systems

Omni-Net Ukraine Birth Defects Prevention Program
Mission: Amelioration, Prevention and Genetic Counseling concerning Birth Defects, Genetic Disorders, Congenital Malformations, Anomalies and Developmental Disorders


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� � Promise Seen in Drug for Retardation Syndrome (click) � � Debate over health effects of Chernobyl re-ignited (click) � � Higher birth-defect rate seen in Chernobyl area (click) � �

Establish a birth defects surveillance system based on international standards.
Contribute to the better care and prevention of birth defects.
Contribute to the creation of a Ukrainian Alliance for the Prevention of Birth Defects.

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Chornobyl ionizing radiation

Map of Ukraine with UABDP Centers. Please click a region to view its map

Net BD surveillance centers were established in 2000 (in blue) and in 2002-2003 (in green). In the upper left corner are shown the raions (counties) of Rivne and Volyn oblasts, nine of which have been designated as contaminated by Chornobyl ionizing radiation (shaded in gray).

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