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ArticleInternational journal of neonatal screening2024

Consolidated Newborn Bloodspot Screening Efforts in Developing Countries in the Asia Pacific-2024.

Bradford L Therrell, Carmencita D Padilla, Michelle E Abadingo, Shree Prasad Adhikari, Thuza Aung, Thet Thet Aye, Sanjoy Kumer Dey, Muhammad Faizi, Erdenetuya Ganbaatar, Tran Thi Huong Giang and 10 more

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Article in International journal of neonatal screening, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Progress and Prospects of Newborn Screening in China.International journal of neonatal screening · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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20 authors.

Bradford L TherrellDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6272-7350
Carmencita D PadillaDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, Philippines.ORCID 0000-0002-5812-1871
Michelle E AbadingoDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, Philippines.ORCID 0009-0002-2081-3829
Shree Prasad AdhikariParopakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Thapathali, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-2641-5226
Thuza AungCLL Health, 16 Shin Saw Pu Street, Ahlone, Yangon 11211, Myanmar.
Thet Thet AyeNay Pyi Taw Children Hospital, Oketarathiri 15015, Myanmar.
Sanjoy Kumer DeyDepartment of Neonatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
Muhammad FaiziDepartment of Child Health Medical Faculty, Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Jl. Prof. Dr. Moestopo, Surabaya 60286, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0002-7009-4896
Erdenetuya GanbaatarDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Zorig Street, Ulaanbaatar 14210, Mongolia.ORCID 0000-0002-9582-0524
Tran Thi Huong GiangDepartment of Population Structure and Quality, Vietnam Population Authority (VNPA), 8 Alley, Ton That Thuyet Street, My Dinh 2 Ward, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi 12014, Vietnam.
Hoang Thu HangHanoi Population Branch, Department of Health, Hanoi 12014, Vietnam.
Rathmony HengNeonatology Department, Calmette Hospital, Phnom Penh 12201, Cambodia.
Seema KapoorDivision of Genetics, Genetic & Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital & Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8974-1192
Khurelbaatar NyamdavaaDevelopment Projects and International Affairs, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Zorig Street, Ulaanbaatar 14210, Mongolia.
Prajwal PaudelParopakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Thapathali, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-3518-3236
Kimyi PhouCalmette Hospital, Phnom Penh 12201, Cambodia.ORCID 0000-0002-2964-0920
Aman B PulunganDepartment of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0003-4895-4105
Chittaphone SayyavongMother and Newborn Hospital, Ministry of Health, Vientiane 0100, Laos.
Salimah R WalaniSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
Tariq ZafarIndependent Researcher, 307-N, Street 113, Phase 1, DHA, Lahore 54792, Pakistan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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APSHGAsia PacificbloodspotDBSIAEANBSnewborn screening

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PMID39846588
PMCPMC11755638

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