Statement of Principles
The Alliance will promote:
- Respect for persons with disabilities.
- Protection from stigmatization of and discrimination against
those affected with birth defects, as well as those at risk for transmission
of birth defects to their children.
- Dissemination of knowledge about prevention to prospective
parents.
- Primary prevention, as the most important means.
- Commitment of all countries through public policy to the
prevention of birth defects.
- Universal access to preventive, therapeutic and psychosocial
services.
- Dedication of a proportion of every health budget to the
prevention of birth defects.
- Incorporation of prevention as a routine component of
health care systems.
- Involvement of a wide range of health professionals.
- Collaboration of experts for the purposes of expansion
of research and surveillance.
- Involvement of lay interested parties, families, volunteers
and others in the cause of prevention.
- Education of the professionals and the public.
- International communication and sharing of information.