November 7, 2022 – We are pleased to announce that Slovakia has launched a nationwide pilot program to include SCID in its newborn screening panel.
Since the start of the newly launched pilot program, there has already been one confirmed diagnosis as a result of SCID screening. Read more about newborn screening in Slovakia on the National Screening Center website: https://www.detskanemocnica.sk/skriningove-centrum-novorodencov-sr.
Over the years, The Jeffrey Modell Foundation has expanded its global efforts to advocate for newborn screening and will continue to do so until every country is participating in a comprehensive newborn screening program. See if your country participates in a newborn screening program on our website: https://info4pi.org/town-hall/newborn-screening.
We encourage our community to email us with any questions or requests for materials at info@jmfworld.org to join our efforts to secure newborn screening worldwide.