After 10 years of following more than 2000 children, the Portuguese Pediatric Center Saluslive revealed that silent diseases in Portuguese children will grow 50% by 2030.
The calls silent diseases Childhood are growing in Portugal, affecting thousands of children invisibly.
Food refusal, language deficits, socialization problems, recurring respiratory infections and excessive screens are among the main signs of alarm.
Often not detected by families, these symptoms have deep consequences in the cognitive, physical and emotional development of children.
In a statement sent to ZAP, Saluslive reveals that silent diseases in Portuguese children will grow 50% in the next five years.
“We are facing a new risk paradigm in the development of children. Never has so much persistent to feed refusal, language or socialization, sleep disorders, and breathing problems at such early ages have been seen today. I can ensure that out of 10 new patients, 3 has one of these silent diseases, ”warns Raquel CunhaTechnical Director of Saluslive.
Among the most recurring cases, the Severe food selectivitywith impact on growth, immune system and emotional health.
As successive respiratory infections compromise school performance and quality of life.
And the excessive screenshot It affects language, attention, sleep and behavior.
“There are children who do not eat in schools! They are subtle signs that, if not accompanied by experts, seriously compromise the child’s development,” says Raquel Cunha, in the statement.
Saluslive will invest 4 million
It is in this new context that the institution specialized in health and child development, launches a national alert and now presents the only pediatric center in the country with clinical, therapeutic, educational and family responses in one place.
The new center, in Braga, is born from an investment of over 4 million euros, with a multidisciplinary team of 70 specialized professionals.
With over 500,000 hours of intervention provided over 10 years, Saluslive is today as a national model of early response, integrated and humanized with new threats to child development.
Saluslive wants to consolidate itself as a national reference in the pediatric sector, with plans for opening urgent services, clinical analysis and expansion of its maternal and child center.
“Why There are risks that do not seebut whose consequences can mark a lifetime, ”said Raquel Cunha.
