Early diagnosis can save lives, prevent lifelong disability — Tedros By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation, (WHO) on Tuesday raised concerns over the growing burden of birth defects globally, calling on countries to expand newborn screening programmes to improve early detection and access to treatment. WHO in its newly unveiled report highlighted newborn screening […]

Early diagnosis can save lives, prevent lifelong disability — Tedros By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation, (WHO) on Tuesday raised concerns over the growing burden of…

The WHO urges countries to scale up newborn screening programmes to detect and treat birth defects early, saving lives and reducing lifelong disabilities.