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screening non-invasive. This means it does not require any introduction of medical equipment into the body of the infant. All that is required is a minute blood prick from the heel of the infant that can be collected usually in blotting paper or in a vacutainer.

In Ghana, genetic conditions like disease is tested infants within the first days of birth to confirm their status to their parents for the proper care and handling. We can extend this to other genetic and metabolic diseases that can also be easily tested in infants.

Very soon, we will start our first series of webinars on the screening campaign. follow all our social media platforms for more updates.
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is a requirement in most developed countries for infants. It is safe, simple, and most importantly has a drastic impact on reducing infant mortality.

In the month of September, join us on our Newborn genetic screening campaign to bring to the forefront, the need to educate the world about the importance of genetic screening and the impact it has on promoting the health and wellbeing of our children.
join our discussions using the hashtags and let's get the conversation started. Welcome to September!

In the month of , we will be kick-starting our annual to enlighten the general public of the need to have a regularized genetic screening for infants and the impact it has on reducing infant mortality. Watch this space for more!!!