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22/07 |
- From our contacts in Denver University
and from our web editorial staff we have gathered
the following updates related to NHS
activities around the globe :
1. Poland is reporting that they are the first
country in the world to be universally screening all newborns.
See the relative
editorial for additional details.
2. Dr. Randi Wetke from Aarhus Hospital,
has mentioned to one of our staff members during the last AAA
meeting that they have a pilot program that will be funded by
the government to start screening. It probably has already begun.
3. Canada is screening in the province of Ontario
and Nova Scotia. The state of Vancouver
has finally convinced the government to begin some screening,
and Manitoba, has screening started but only
in a few hospitals.
4. In Australia they have screening programs starting up in almost
ever province or state. New South Wales' program
is doing very well and the latest news refer to a program starting
in Victoria. An interesting remark is this :
The government in Western Australia had decided to terminate
their screening program because they were identifying only 1 in
every 6000 births. But then newer information
indicated that they decided not to terminate the program.
5. The UK's program is doing
very well. A very positive issue (screening-wise) thing about
their program is that they won't start up the hospitals until
all the follow-through is in place.
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