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8 million babies born with birth defects annually. Birth defects now account for ~8% of child deaths under age 5. WHO calls for urgent screening expansion.
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Key Finding: WHO calls for urgent expansion of newborn screening to prevent 8 million annual birth defects
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
