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would you agree to make newborn screening mandatory in the philippines ?

Here are some links that might be useful to you:

https://doh.gov.ph/uhc/health-programs/newborn-screening-program

https://doh.gov.ph/uhc/health-programs/newborn-screening-program
Newborn Screening Program – Department of Health
Newborn Screening Program. Newborn screening (NBS) is an essential public health strategy that enables the early detection and management of several congenital disorders, which if left untreated, may lead to mental retardation and/or death. Early diagnosis and initiation of treatment, along with appropriate long-term care help ensure normal …

https://hellodoctor.com.ph/parenting/baby/baby-care/newborn-screening-program-in-the-philippines-important-facts

https://hellodoctor.com.ph/parenting/baby/baby-care/newborn-screening-program-in-the-philippines-important-facts
Newborn Screening Program in the Philippines: 7 Crucial Facts
The classic poster 1 for the Newborn Screening Program in the Philippines features two kids – a healthy 7-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy in a wheelchair who seemingly exhibit slow growth and intellectual disability.Both children have congenital hypothyroidism, a condition that leads to inadequate thyroid hormone.

https://lawphil.net / statutes / repacts / ra2004 / pdf / irr_9288_2004.pdf

https://lawphil.net / statutes / repacts / ra2004 / pdf / irr_9288_2004.pdf
PDF Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 9288 Otherwise …
The National Comprehensive Newborn Screening System shall ensure that every baby born in the Philippines is offered the opportunity to undergo newborn screening and thus be spared from heritable conditions that can lead to mental retardation and death if undetected and untreated. Sec. 3. Objectives – National Comprehensive

https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9288_2004.html

https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9288_2004.html
Republic Act No. 9288 – The Lawphil Project
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eight day of July, two thousand and three. Republic Act No. 9288 April 07, 2004. AN ACT PROMULGATING A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY AND A NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR ENSURING NEWBORN SCREENING. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress Assembled:

https://newbornscreening.ph/resources/national-policies

https://newbornscreening.ph/resources/national-policies
National Policies | Newborn Screening Reference Center
The Newborn Screening Reference Center (NSRC) is an office under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) UP Manila, created under RA 9288. NSRC provides technical assistance to the DOH-NIH network in reaching the ultimate goal of screening Filipino newborns for common life-threatening heritable disorders. NSRC provides information in the area …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8883932

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8883932
Successful Implementation of Expanded Newborn Screening in the …
1. Introduction. Newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) is a successful public health prevention system that has evolved over the sixty years since the initial work of Guthrie in the U.S. [].While initially focused on a single congenital metabolic condition resulting in mental retardation, phenylketonuria (PKU), NBS now includes varying numbers of additional conditions that can result in serious …

https://newbornscreening.ph

https://newbornscreening.ph
Newborn Screening Reference Center
NEWBORN SCREENING. NEWBORN SCREENING is a national public health program for the early identification of disorders. It is a simple procedure to find out if your baby has a congenital disorder that may lead to mental retardation or even death. Shortly after 24 hours from birth, a few drops of blood are taken from the baby’s heel, blotted on a …

https://newbornscreening.ph/about

https://newbornscreening.ph/about
About Newborn Screening Reference Center
RA 9288 or the Newborn Screening Act of 2004 mandates the National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines to create the Newborn Screening Reference Center (NSRC). The NSRC is responsible for the national testing database and case registries, training, technical assistance, and continuing education for laboratory staff in all …

https://caro.doh.gov.ph/newborn-screening-program

https://caro.doh.gov.ph/newborn-screening-program
Newborn Screening Program | DOH CAR
Newborn Screening Program started in the Philippines in 1996 and piloted in twenty four (24) health facilities in Metro Manila, Newborn screening is a simple procedure for the early detection of congenital metabolic disorders that may lead to mental retardation or even death. In 2004, the country implemented the Act (Republic …

https://doh.gov.ph/sector-program/newborn-screening

https://doh.gov.ph/sector-program/newborn-screening
Newborn Screening – Department of Health
DOH Call Center (632) 8651-7800 local 5003-5004 (632) 165-364; Contact. Tayuman, Sta. Cruz, Manila Philippines 1003
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