TY - JOUR
T1 - Empowering newborn screening programs in African countries through establishment of an international collaborative effort
AU - On behalf of the faculty and speakers at the First Pan African Workshop on Newborn Screening, Rabat, Morocco, June 12-14, 2019
AU - Therrell, Bradford L.
AU - Lloyd-Puryear, Michele A.
AU - Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku
AU - Ware, Russell E.
AU - Padilla, Carmencita D.
AU - Ambrose, Emmanuela E.
AU - Barkat, Amina
AU - Ghazal, Hassan
AU - Kiyaga, Charles
AU - Mvalo, Tisungane
AU - Nnodu, Obiageli
AU - Ouldim, Karim
AU - Rahimy, Mohamed Chérif
AU - Santos, Brígida
AU - Tshilolo, Léon
AU - Yusuf, Careema
AU - Zarbalian, Guisou
AU - Watson, Michael S.
N1 - Funding Information:
The First Pan African Workshop on Newborn Screening was held in Rabat, Morocco, June 12–14, 2019. Meeting organization was a collaboration between the National Center for Scientific and Technological Research (CNRST-Rabat, Morocco), the Moroccan Society for Newborn Screening and Handicap Prevention (AMDNNPH), and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG-Bethesda, Maryland USA). Input was also provided by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana, the International Society for Neonatal Screening (ISNS), the U.S. National Newborn Screening Resource and Global Resource Center (NNSGRC), the U.S. Association for Public Health Laboratories (APHL), the Genetic Alliance, and Save Babies Through Screening Foundation and some international commercial sponsors.
PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - In an effort to explore new knowledge and to develop meaningful collaborations for improving child health, the First Pan African Workshop on Newborn Screening was convened in June 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. Participants included an informal network of newborn screening stakeholders from across Africa and global experts in newborn screening and sickle cell disease. Over 150 attendees, representing 20 countries, were present including 11 African countries. The agenda focused on newborn screening rationale, techniques, system development, implementation barriers, ongoing research, and collaborations both globally and across Africa. We provide an overview of the workshop and a description of the newborn screening activities in the 11 African countries represented at the workshop, with a focus on sickle cell disease.
AB - In an effort to explore new knowledge and to develop meaningful collaborations for improving child health, the First Pan African Workshop on Newborn Screening was convened in June 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. Participants included an informal network of newborn screening stakeholders from across Africa and global experts in newborn screening and sickle cell disease. Over 150 attendees, representing 20 countries, were present including 11 African countries. The agenda focused on newborn screening rationale, techniques, system development, implementation barriers, ongoing research, and collaborations both globally and across Africa. We provide an overview of the workshop and a description of the newborn screening activities in the 11 African countries represented at the workshop, with a focus on sickle cell disease.
KW - Newborn screening
KW - Pan-African
KW - Public health
KW - Rabat declaration
KW - Sickle cell disease
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U2 - 10.1007/s12687-020-00463-7
DO - 10.1007/s12687-020-00463-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85084836698
VL - 11
SP - 253
EP - 268
JO - Journal of Community Genetics
JF - Journal of Community Genetics
SN - 1868-310X
IS - 3
ER -