The status of newborn screening in Africa: Situation analysis, future plans and call to action

Tumelo Satekge; Adekunle Okesina; John Anetor; Rajiv Erasmus

doi:10.4102/ajlm.v14i1.2973

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The status of newborn screening in Africa: Situation analysis, future plans and call to action

Tumelo Satekge, Adekunle Okesina, John Anetor, Rajiv Erasmus

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Tumelo Satekge, Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
Adekunle Okesina, Department of Chemical Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Illorin, Nigeria
John Anetor, Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Rajiv Erasmus, Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

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Keywords

newborn screening; congenital hypothyroidism; inherited metabolic diseases; sickle cell disease

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