第一届发展中国家出生缺陷和残疾国际会议(first international conference on birth defects and disabilities in the developing world)于2001年8月6日～10日在南非约翰内斯堡市萨顿会议中心举行。来自18个国家和地区的260多名代表参加了会议。 研究表明,当一个国家或地区的婴儿死亡率降低到40‰～50‰以下之后,出生缺陷开始成为显要的公共卫生问题。在发达国 The first international conference on birth defects and disabilities in the developing world was held from August 6th to 10th, 2001 at the Sutton Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa. More than 260 delegates from 18 countries and regions attended the meeting. Studies have shown that when the infant mortality rate in a country or region falls below 40‰ to 50‰, birth defects begin to become a significant public health problem. In developed countries