WHO and UNICEF documents regarding integration of care for birth defects in maternal, newborn and child health programs
Ending preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths by 2030 | UNICEF
World Bank Essential Surgery List
World Bank Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition, in 2015–16. Volume 1—Essential Surgery—identifies 44 surgical procedures as essential on the basis that they address substantial needs, are cost effective, and are feasible to implement. These include a category for congenital conditions, listing Cleft lip and palate repair, Club foot repair, Shunt for hydrocephalus, Repair of anorectal malformations and Hirschsprung's disease
Essential surgery: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition - The Lancet
WHO's Pocket book of hospital care for children: Second edition
These are the guidelines for the management of common childhood illnesses. Chapter 9 covers common surgical problems, including congenital anomalies.
Read WHO's Pocket book of hospital care for children
Paediatric Surgery: A Comprehensive Text for Africa
Produced by Global HELP, professional editors, and more than one-hundred-and-fifty medical experts from around the world, this is an essential resource for those in Africa where there has been a lack of appropriate and affordable medical material. This is a book written by doctors who live or work in Africa and for African surgeons and patients alike.
WHO toolkit for the care and support of people affected by complications associated with Zika virus
This toolkit has been developed to serve as a model guide, with the goal of enhancing country preparedness for Zika virus outbreaks. The toolkit is intended to provide a systems approach involving public health planners and managers so that the necessary infrastructure and resources can be identified and incorporated as needed, as well as technical and practical guidance for health care professionals and community workers. The toolkit includes three manuals (for public health planners and managers, for health care professionals, and for community workers) to provide countries with tools to effectively recognize people affected by Zika virus and deliver comprehensive care and support:
Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS) Network
The Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS) Network strives to provide resources for low and middle income country (LMIC) surgeons, as well as high income country (HIC) surgeons wishing to work in low-resource environments. The network was founded in 2010 as a clearinghouse for humanitarian work, aiming to eliminate duplicate efforts and work together with local surgeons and others toward common goals.
Access the Global Initiative for Children's Surgery network
Birth Defects and Childhood Disability Research Centre (India)
The Birth Defects and Childhood Disability Research Centre is a non-government organisation with the mission of research and advocacy for prevention, care, surveillance and competency development for addressing birth defects in India.
Access the Birth Defects and Childhood Disability Research Centre
Congenital Heart Conditions
Paediatric and Congenital Task Force of the Pan African Society of Cardiology
Learn more about the Paediatric and Congenital Task Force
International Quality Improvement Collaborative for Congenital Heart Disease
Paediatric cardiology services by telemedicine
Caring for children with heart defects remains a challenge worldwide. In developing countries, diagnoses are often late due to the lack of screening programmes and trained personnel. The problem is worsened by limited availability of hospital beds and the remoteness of rural communities from main urban centres where paediatric cardiology specialists are available. Telemedicine is being successfully used to overcome some of these challenges, for example in NE Brazil.
Learn more about Paediatric cardiology services by telemedicine
Craniofacial conditions
Smile Train Surgery Resources
Smile Train is an international children’s charity that supports cleft repair surgery and comprehensive cleft care for children globally. Their sustainable model empowers local medical professionals to provide cleft care in their own communities.
Clubfoot
A variety of resources are available regarding treatment of clubfoot, in particular the Ponseti method, including training:
Mobilizing Children for Life (miraclefeet.org)
Hope Walks videos regarding clubfoot treatment
Global Clubfoot Initiative
Training courses: Training — Global Clubfoot Initiative
OPEN Pediatrics
This is an open access online community of health care professionals sharing best practices from all resource settings around the world through innovative collaboration and digital learning technologies. Here, you can access content, including accredited and non-accredited courses, expert lectures and demonstrations, interactive device simulators, protocols and medical calculators.