Chandigarh, Mar 3 (UNI) Childcare experts at a global seminar here today stressed upon early and efficient treatment of serious problems like HIV infection and cardiac complications to reduce child mortality in developing countries.
Dr. Andrew Argent from Cape town, South Africa, an international Intensivist with expertise in Paediatric H I V, highlighted the situation of childhood H I V in Africa, and stressed upon the need to be aware of this problem in all developing countries.
Speaking on the third and final day of the Advanced Course in Pediatric Intensive Care being held at PGI here, Dr Argent suggested setting up of a surveillance system to rapidly detect the dreaded disease in children in developing countries.
''Such a system to respond to the threat of H I V in children must exist within Intensive Care Units of all the major hospitals,'' he said, adding the disease was spreading fast among children of infected parents.
In this regard, Dr Devictor, a renowned European Intensivist dwelt upon difficult issues such as ''end of life decision making process'', parental counselling, and palliative care for terminally ill child patients.
Dr Parvathi Iyer, of Escorts Hospital, New Delhi, elaborated on the role of PICU in post operative care of children undergoing major surgery.
''With advancements in surgical procedures, it is now possible to operate upon and save the lives of very tiny babies with life threatening ailments, like cardiac defects, if good post operative intensive care facilities are available,'' she said.
Speaking on the role of antibiotics in children Dr. N.K.Rungata, from Jaipur lamented that many doctors tend to use expensive antibiotics unnecessarily.
''This not only increases the cost of treatment but also encourages bacteria to become resistance to treatment,'' Dr Rungta said stressing that it was important to use antibiotics judiciously.
Dr Y K Amdekar, an eminent Paediatrician from Mumbai, emphasised the need for primary prevention of infectious diseases through improvement in sanitation and vaccination.
''It is sad that despite routine immunisation being available free of cost and easily accessible in all parts of our country, children still suffer from these diseases due to failure of parents to vaccinate them'', he said.
Speaking on the same theme, Pratibha Singhi, a known Paediatric Neurologist said that vaccines were commonly used in western nations against some forms of meningitis and encephalitis, which continue to claim lives of numerous children every year in developing countries.
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Dr. Andrew Argent from Cape town, South Africa, an international Intensivist with expertise in Paediatric H I V, highlighted the situation of childhood H I V in Africa, and stressed upon the need to be aware of this problem in all developing countries.
Speaking on the third and final day of the Advanced Course in Pediatric Intensive Care being held at PGI here, Dr Argent suggested setting up of a surveillance system to rapidly detect the dreaded disease in children in developing countries.
''Such a system to respond to the threat of H I V in children must exist within Intensive Care Units of all the major hospitals,'' he said, adding the disease was spreading fast among children of infected parents.
In this regard, Dr Devictor, a renowned European Intensivist dwelt upon difficult issues such as ''end of life decision making process'', parental counselling, and palliative care for terminally ill child patients.
Dr Parvathi Iyer, of Escorts Hospital, New Delhi, elaborated on the role of PICU in post operative care of children undergoing major surgery.
''With advancements in surgical procedures, it is now possible to operate upon and save the lives of very tiny babies with life threatening ailments, like cardiac defects, if good post operative intensive care facilities are available,'' she said.
Speaking on the role of antibiotics in children Dr. N.K.Rungata, from Jaipur lamented that many doctors tend to use expensive antibiotics unnecessarily.
''This not only increases the cost of treatment but also encourages bacteria to become resistance to treatment,'' Dr Rungta said stressing that it was important to use antibiotics judiciously.
Dr Y K Amdekar, an eminent Paediatrician from Mumbai, emphasised the need for primary prevention of infectious diseases through improvement in sanitation and vaccination.
''It is sad that despite routine immunisation being available free of cost and easily accessible in all parts of our country, children still suffer from these diseases due to failure of parents to vaccinate them'', he said.
Speaking on the same theme, Pratibha Singhi, a known Paediatric Neurologist said that vaccines were commonly used in western nations against some forms of meningitis and encephalitis, which continue to claim lives of numerous children every year in developing countries.
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