The World Health Organization on Tuesday 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, said Saima Wazed, the South-East Asia regional director of the World Health
“Backed by referral, diagnosis, management and follow-up…
