UNCERTAINTIES AND EMERGENCIES
While scientists were collaborating to find answers, thousands of women were afraid of getting pregnant. Others, most of them from the Northeast, were taking care of their sick babies, facing anincreasingly difficult routine.
In 2017, the costs associated to the Congenital Syndrome were estimated by the United Nations Development Program to be US$1,707 dollars per month.
With at least one parent out of the labor market, the family income dropped, while expenditures with baby care increased.
The Congenital Syndrome can occur in children who had contact with the Zika virus through pregnancy, even if their mothers have not shown symptoms, and can cause multiple disabilities, not only microcephaly.
Law 13,985, approved April 7, 2020, institutes a special pension aimed at children with the Congenital Zika Syndrome, born from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019, beneficiaries of the Continuous Benefit (BPC, for its acronym in Portuguese). During this period, over 3,400 children were confirmed to have CZS in Brazil, according to the Ministry of Health. (source: link)
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UNCERTAINTIES AND EMERGENCIES
While scientists were collaborating to find answers, thousands of women were afraid of getting pregnant. Others, most of them from the Northeast, were taking care of their sick babies, facing anincreasingly difficult routine.
Rede Zika Ciências SociaisPhoto: Maju Monteiro
In 2017, the costs associated to the Congenital Syndrome were estimated by the United Nations Development Program to be US$1,707 dollars per month.
With at least one parent out of the labor market, the family income dropped, while expenditures with baby care increased.
Photo: Maju Monteiro
The Congenital Syndrome can occur in children who had contact with the Zika virus through pregnancy, even if their mothers have not shown symptoms, and can cause multiple disabilities, not only microcephaly.
Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Duque de CaxiasPhoto: Maju Monteiro
How much is the social security benefit aimed at children with the Congenital Zika Syndrome, born from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019?
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Law 13,985, approved April 7, 2020, institutes a special pension aimed at children with the Congenital Zika Syndrome, born from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019, beneficiaries of the Continuous Benefit (BPC, for its acronym in Portuguese). During this period, over 3,400 children were confirmed to have CZS in Brazil, according to the Ministry of Health. (source: link)
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