Rotary Club of Niislel
Global Grant number:
GG1527599
Objectives:
There are 3 main objectives of this global grant, including;
(1) to expand the screening for life-threatening, treatable and inherited congenital disorders;
(2) to increase the number of newborns screened;
(3) to establish the Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program
Start:
01/08/2016
Completion:
01/08/2017
Co-operating Organization:
Wallac Oy
Mongolian Society of Newborn Screening
Project Amount (US$):
39,000
Number of Beneficiaries:
6000
Location of Project:
Mongolia
Project Description:
Between 2016 and 2017, a total of 6,000 neonates born in 6 maternity hospitals in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, were screened for 2 types of diseases: Congenital Hypothyroidism (CH) and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH). During the project, 3 neonates with CH and 2 neonates with CAH were diagnosed and treated early, respectively, and prevented from becoming disabled citizens in the future. Thus, it was found that the prevalence of these two diseases in Mongolia is 1.5-2 times higher than the average of the World:
| Case | CH | CAH |
| World | 1:4000 | 1:5000-16000 |
| Mongolia | 1:2000 | 1:3000 |
Also, the doctors and nurses of the above-mentioned 6 maternity hospitals and 3 district health centers were trained on the newborn screening system.
