I wondered if researchers were able to determine if a child with specific genetic material would be born with Down's syndrome or a congenital disease.

An operational monitoring system for congenital anomalies has been created, a network for rare and congenital anaemia will be set up and a secretariat for a rare disease task force will also become operational.

NOTES that measles and rubella epidemics continue to occur in several European countries and UNDERLINES that Europe failed to meet the goal of eliminating measles and rubella by 2010, because of lower-than-required vaccination coverage prevailing at sub-national levels, and therefore RECALLS the resolution of the World Health Organisation (WHO) of 16 September 2010 on renewed commitment to the elimination of measles and rubella and prevention of congenital rubella syndrome by 2015 and sustained support for polio-free status in the WHO European Region;

Any active medical device, whether used alone or in combination with other medical devices, to supply information for detecting, diagnosing, monitoring or treating physiological conditions, states of health, illnesses or congenital deformities.

(c) 'device used for in vitro diagnosis' means any device which is a reagent, reagent product, kit, instrument, equipment or system, whether used alone or in combination, intended by the manufacturer to be used in vitro for the examination of samples derived from the human body with a view to providing information on the physiological state, state of health or disease, or congenital abnormality thereof;

If I have an inherited potential disease, and I become insured and then I need a loan or I need to insure certain parts of my assets, will I have a problem because you have information about me that you had no right to have in the first place?