NEW DELHI, Mar. 5, 2024 (TBINN)
World Health Organization today launched an implementation guidance in its South-East Asia Region for universal screening of newborns for hearing impairment, eye abnormalities and neonatal jaundice to help prevent disabilities.
The regional implementation guidance will facilitate capacity-building for newborn or neonatal screening that aims at pre-symptomatic detection, shortly after birth, of serious treatable conditions, Saima Wazed, the South-East Asia regional director of the World Health Organization, said.
“Backed by referral, diagnosis, management and follow-up for appropriate treatment, these screenings will enable prevention of long-term disability or premature death,” she said during the release of the guidance at a regional webinar on birth defects.
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