Catering to the Newborn Screening Needs of India
As we understand from this edition “Newborn Screening”, newborn screening is a set of tests done for a baby on day two or three of life. This is a set…
A Parent Fighting for Newborn Screening
Mr Vikas Bhatia, the founder of MERD India Foundation, is also a parent who lost his children to a rare disease that went undiagnosed until the death of his third…
Know-hows of Newborn Screening
Newborn screening is a set of tests done on day two or three of life for a newborn child. Dr Meenakshi Bhat, a leading genetic counsellor of the nation, lucidly…
For Parents: When And Where can you look for getting your Kids Tested?
Dr Meenakshi Bhat, in an interview with us, tells about when any parent must think about newborn screening and where they can get it done. It is important that every…
Why Every Parent Must Consider Genetic Counselling
Genetic counselling is so much still a taboo even amongst many people who understand the importance of the healthcare sector. Mr Vikas Bhatia, a father who lost all his three…
Past and Present: India must jumpstart Newborn Screening
Newborn screening is an integral part of neonatal care in the US, Europe, and many other countries across the world while is not routinely done in mainstream health care in…
Will the Government Step Up for the Rare Disordered Kids?
Newborn screening has been a slow turtle for the Indian government in spite of central pilot programs and establishment of Rashtriya Bal Suraksha Karyakram (RBSK) by the same government in…
Contributors for July 2019
Mr Vikas Bhatia Mr Vikas Bhatia is a businessman in Jaipur, Rajasthan who got involved in promoting awareness for Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) and Rare Genetic Disorders from the…