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Empowering newborn screening programs in African countries through establishment of an international collaborative effort

2020; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 11; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s12687-020-00463-7

1868-6001

Bradford L. Therrell, Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear, Kwaku Ohene‐Frempong, Russell E. Ware, Carmencita D. Padilla, Emmanuela E. Ambrose, Amina Barkat, Hassan Ghazal, Charles Kiyaga, Tisungane Mvalo, Obiageli Nnodu, Karim Ouldim, Mohamed Chérif Rahimy, Brígida Santos, Léon Tshilolo, Careema Yusuf, Guisou Zarbalian, Michael S. Watson,

Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

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.