TY - JOUR
T1 - Consolidated Newborn Bloodspot Screening Efforts in Developing Countries in the Asia Pacific—2024
AU - Therrell, Bradford L.
AU - Padilla, Carmencita D.
AU - Abadingo, Michelle E.
AU - Adhikari, Shree Prasad
AU - Aung, Thuza
AU - Aye, Thet Thet
AU - Dey, Sanjoy Kumer
AU - Faizi, Muhammad
AU - Ganbaatar, Erdenetuya
AU - Giang, Tran Thi Huong
AU - Hang, Hoang Thu
AU - Heng, Rathmony
AU - Kapoor, Seema
AU - Nyamdavaa, Khurelbaatar
AU - Paudel, Prajwal
AU - Phou, Kimyi
AU - Pulungan, Aman B.
AU - Sayyavong, Chittaphone
AU - Walani, Salimah R.
AU - Zafar, Tariq
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 by the authors.
PY - 2025/3
Y1 - 2025/3
N2 - Approximately half of all births globally occur in the Asia Pacific Region. Concerted efforts to support local activities aimed at developing national newborn screening (NBS) have been ongoing for almost 30 years, first by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and then through volunteer efforts. Sustainable newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) continues to be initiated and develop in many of the countries with developing economies in the region. Since the discontinuation of IAEA funding in 2007, a working group of the Asia Pacific Society of Human Genetics (APSHG) consisting of interested representatives from countries in the region with less than 50% NBS coverage has participated in periodic workshops to exchange information, set goals, and provide peer support. Facilitated by international NBS experts, interested corporate sponsors, and the APSHG, the 7th workshop of representatives from 10 East Asian countries with developing NBS systems was recently held in Kathmandu, Nepal. This report summarizes the NBS activities in these countries and describes the continuing efforts to move NBS ahead in the region.
AB - Approximately half of all births globally occur in the Asia Pacific Region. Concerted efforts to support local activities aimed at developing national newborn screening (NBS) have been ongoing for almost 30 years, first by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and then through volunteer efforts. Sustainable newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) continues to be initiated and develop in many of the countries with developing economies in the region. Since the discontinuation of IAEA funding in 2007, a working group of the Asia Pacific Society of Human Genetics (APSHG) consisting of interested representatives from countries in the region with less than 50% NBS coverage has participated in periodic workshops to exchange information, set goals, and provide peer support. Facilitated by international NBS experts, interested corporate sponsors, and the APSHG, the 7th workshop of representatives from 10 East Asian countries with developing NBS systems was recently held in Kathmandu, Nepal. This report summarizes the NBS activities in these countries and describes the continuing efforts to move NBS ahead in the region.
KW - APSHG
KW - Asia Pacific
KW - DBS
KW - IAEA
KW - NBS
KW - bloodspot
KW - newborn screening
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105001336173
U2 - 10.3390/ijns11010002
DO - 10.3390/ijns11010002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105001336173
SN - 2409-515X
VL - 11
JO - International Journal of Neonatal Screening
JF - International Journal of Neonatal Screening
IS - 1
M1 - 2
ER -