The impact of COVID-19 on patients affected by rare diseases and congenital disorders in South Africa: A scoping review

MCM Gomes, HL Malherbe - South African Medical Journal, 2024 - samajournals.co.za
Rare diseases (RDs) are individually rare but collectively common, affecting an estimated 1
in 15 individuals in South Africa (SA). Patients with an RD often face a long diagnostic …

Population‐based prevalence of congenital defects in a routine sentinel site‐based surveillance system in the Western Cape, South Africa

E Kalk, A Heekes, D Lavies, L Jacobs… - Birth Defects …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lack of data on the burden and scope of congenital disorders (CDs) in South
Africa undermines resource allocation and limits the ability to detect signals from potentially …

Under-5 mortality and the contribution of congenital disorders in South Africa

HL Malherbe, AL Christianson, D Woods… - SAMJ: South African …, 2018 - scielo.org.za
To the Editor: The article 'Child mortality in South Africa: Fewer deaths but better data are
needed',[1] which appeared in the March 2018 SAMJ Maternal and Child Health …

[PDF][PDF] Congenital abnormalities diagnosed antenatally at CHBAH: a retrospective descriptive study: 2016-2018

N Ngubane, J Jeebodh - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
Background Information on trends and prevalence of congenital abnormalities (CAs) in
South Africa remains limited despite adverse associated perinatal and lifelong outcomes …