A national strategy for the management of congenital and hereditary disorders
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie/South African Journal of Science and Technology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | A national strategy for the management of congenital and hereditary disorders ’n Nasionale strategie vir die bekamping van aangebore en erflike afwykings | |
| Creator | Op't Hof, J. | |
| Description | Chronic conditions such as congenital and hereditary disorders not only involve high treatment - and caring costs but have far reaching social and psychosocial implications. Throughout the world, human geneticists are in agreement that about 5 percent of all newborns have a significant genetic disorder. Since genetic disorders can seldom or never be treated or corrected, the possibilities of prevention have become a necessary consideration. Consequently an attempt has been made in the R.S.A. to manage genetic disorders which is aimed at prevention in community context. The strategy and criteria for determining priorities are also discussed. Methods for prevention and the possible effects thereof are outlined. In retrospect it appears that the establishment of a national genetics programme is warranted, and the practical value of such a programme is indicated from the progress made to date. Chroniese toestande soos aangebore en erflike afwykings gaan gepaard met hoë versorgingskostes en verreikende maatskaplike en psigososiale gevolge. Mensgenetici oor die wêreld is dit daaroor eens dat ongeveer 5 persent van alle pasgeborenes ’n wesenlike genetiese afwyking het. Aangesien genetiese afwykings selde of nooit behandel of herstel kan word nie, het die moontlikhede van voorkoming ’npraktiese realiteit geword. In die R.S.A. is ’n poging aangewend om genetiese gestremdhede te hanteer op ’n wyse wat grotendeels op voorkoming in volksverband gebaseer is. Die strategie en kriteria vir die bepaling van prioriteite word bespreek. Bepaalde metodes van voorkoming en moontlikhede van die effek daarvan word aangedui. Retrospektiewelik blyk dit dat die instel van ’n nasionale genetiese program geoorloof is. Die praktiese nut van so ’n program word uit die resultate tot op datum aangedui. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1983-03-20 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/satnt.v2i1.1103 | |
| Source | Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie; Vol 2, No 1 (1983); 48-53 Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie; Vol 2, No 1 (1983); 48-53 2222-4173 0254-3486 | |
| Language | eng | |
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