Pediatrics: 3 million Italian children suffering from chronic diseases
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 by admin
67mo national conference on the occasion of the Italian Society of Pediatrics (SIP), presented in Milan, was the situation on the health status of childhood and adolescence in our country, bringing out the shadows and lights. There are conflicting assessments on one hand how mainstream progress of medical science and technology have allowed so many hospital children, Once destined for a dramatic end, to survive, and often live a normal life, almost like their healthy peers.
Second, however, the same advances have created a small army of sufferer’s chronic diseases – 3 million, only in Italy, which survived even after the complications and diseases birth, Expressed with the growth the downside of a life literally torn to death with his nails and teeth. Said Alberto Ugazio, president of the Sip: “Even 15 years ago an underweight newborn baby would face certain death“.
In fact: “The rate of Infant mortality was reduced from 174 cases in 1000 of the century, to 4.4 per thousand today.” But during the meeting was also pointed out that if Italy is definitely a country for old men, much less so for children, and not only because Our fertility rate is among the lowest in the world. Public spending on services for families with children pediatric is one of the lowest in Europe, so to speak, is equal to 1, 2% of GDP, below the EU average (2.1%) and literally doubled from countries more “friends” of minor such as Denmark or Germany.
And, mind you, not because you need it! Just to underline the lack of attention to problems childhood and the needs of families, to foster the welfare state, so remember that it is the care to children that a healthy society progresses, will be held in June, a conference entitled “Children between voices and colors.” We discuss health, prevention and lifestyles be taken from an early age to preserve the Wellness in adults.
In fact: “The rate of Infant mortality was reduced from 174 cases in 1000 of the century, to 4.4 per thousand today.” But during the meeting was also pointed out that if Italy is definitely a country for old men, much less so for children, and not only because Our fertility rate is among the lowest in the world. Public spending on services for families with children pediatric is one of the lowest in Europe, so to speak, is equal to 1, 2% of GDP, below the EU average (2.1%) and literally doubled from countries more “friends” of minor such as Denmark or Germany.
And, mind you, not because you need it! Just to underline the lack of attention to problems childhood and the needs of families, to foster the welfare state, so remember that it is the care to children that a healthy society progresses, will be held in June, a conference entitled “Children between voices and colors.” We discuss health, prevention and lifestyles be taken from an early age to preserve the Wellness in adults.
