N E W B O R N S C R E E N IN G
I.
M A J O R A C T IV IT Y H IG H L IG T S
T itle : N e w b o rn S c re e n in g P ro g ra m
Im p le m e n ta tio n R e v ie w a m o n g A ll
N e w b o rn S c re e n in g C o o rd in a to rs
II.
G o a l / O b j e c ti v e / R a ti o n a l e
N e w b o r n S c r e e n in g c o v e r a g e o f C a r a g a in c r e a s e d
to
24%
on
th e
f o llo w i n g
in c r e a s in g , it is s t il l f a r b e lo w
on 2009
year
and
is o n ly 1 4 %
had
re a c h e d
a m o n g l iv e b ir t h s . I t h a s 36%
la s t
th e 8 5 %
s t a t u s t o r e m a in lo w . th e p ro g ra m c o o r d in a t o r s
Though
t h e t a r g e t c o v e r a g e o f 8 5 % . N e w b o r n S c r e e n in g f a c il it ie s
w e r e a ls o in c r e a s i n g b u t 2 4 o u t o f 1 2 9 w e r e in a c t iv e , 2 8 w e r e n e w f a c ilit ie s h a d r e a c h e d
2011.
c o v e ra g e . T h e s e m a d e
T h is P I R
is d e s ig n e d
a n d o n ly f e w
a c t iv e
t h e r e g io n ’s n e w b o r n s c r e e n i n g
a im in g t o r e a s s e s s , r e v ie w
a n d s tre n g th e n
im p le m e n t a t io n o f t h e f a c ilit i e s . T h is is a ls o a g o o d v e n u e f o r p a r t ic ip a n t s / to
exchange
e x p e r ie n c e s ,
s h a re
best
p r a c t ic e s ,
r a is e d
a w a re n e s s
of
c u r r e n t is s u e s a n d c o m e u p w it h w a y s t o in c r e a s e c o v e r a g e a n d a n s w e r g a p s .
I I I.
P a rtic ip a n ts
P ro g ra m
I m p le m e n t a t io n
c o o r d in a t o r s
of
C a ra g a .
H o s p it a ls , C h ie f N u r s e s
R e v ie w
w as
T h e re
w e re
and
m id w iv e s
a tte n d e d M u n ic ip a l as
by
125
H e a lt h
w e ll. D r . J o
n e w b o rn O f f ic e r s ,
A rtu ro
D e
s c r e e n in g P H N s,
Jesus
f a c i lit y
C h ie f
of
o f P h i lH e a lt h
G a r a g a w a s a ls o p r e s e n t a s g u e s t s p e a k e r t o g iv e c la r if ic a t io n s o n t h e P h ilh e a lt h c la im is s u e s .
IV .
T h e a c t iv it y w a s h e ld in L u c ia n a C o n v e n t i o n C e n t e r , B u t u a n C it y o n O c t o b e r 2 9 a n d 3 0 , 2 0 1 2 . T h e N e w b o r n S c r e e n i n g F a c i lit y C o o r d in a t o r s p o s in g w it h t h e R e g io n a l N e w b o r n S c r e e n in g N e w b o rn C a re
C o o r d in a t o r S c r e e n in g
P ackage/
w o rk s h o p
( le f t ) .
p a r t ic ip a n t s
( r ig h t ) . ( B e lo w )
P h i lh e a lt h
fo r 2 0 1 2 .
D r. D e
c la im s ( lo w e r
( lo w e r r ig h t ) . T h is
s c re e n e d to 4 8 %
The
a c t iv it y
had
le ft)
lis t e n in g
Jesus and
r e s u lt e d
of th e to
to
th e
u p d a te s
P h i lH e a lt h p a r t ic ip a n t s in c r e a s e
in
on
C a ra g a d u r in g n u m b e rs
E xpand ed
on
N e w b o rn
th e
p la n n i n g
o f n e w b o rn
T itle : G lu c o s e 6 P h o s p h a te D e h y d ro g e n a s e D e fic ie n c y : P a re n t’s H e a lth
I.
F o ru m
II.
w i t h t h e G e n i ti c i s t
G o a l / O b j e c ti v e / R a ti o n a l e
A m ong
th e
P h o s p h a te in c id e n c e p o s it iv e
f iv e
d is o r d e r s
in c lu d e d
D e h y d ro g e n a s e ra te
o f th e
enzym e
c a lle d
r e s u lt in g
fro m
of
1 :5 0 .
s a id
of
th e
N e w b o rn
D e f ic ie n c y
2011,
C a ra g a
B a b ie s
e x p o s u re
w it h
to
t h is
is
S c r e e n in g th e
a lr e a d y
d is o r d e r . T h is d is o r d e r is a
G 6P D . th e
A s
in
(G 6 P D )
has
c o n d it io n
d e f ic i e n c y
o x id a t iv e
m ost
m ay
s u b s ta n c e s
373
w h e re have
p a n e l,
G lu c o s e
6
p r e v a le n t
w it h
th e
n e w b o rn s
th a t
a re
th e
b o d y la c k s t h e
h e m o ly t ic
a n e m ia
fo u n d
in
d ru g s ,
fo o d s
a nd
t h e d is o r d e r le a d in g
to
p a r e n t ’s c o n f u s io n
c h e m ic a ls . M y t h s a n d f a c t s w e r e a ls o
a s s o c ia t e d
to
le a d in g t o t h e im p r o p e r c a r e g iv e n t o t h e c h ild a f f e c t e d . T h u s , t h is a c t iv it y is a g o o d v e n u e t o c o r r e c t w r o n g b e lie f s o n G 6 P D
a n d it w ill a ls o s e r v e a s a a g o o d v e n u e t o
c r e a t e a s u p p o r t g r o u p f o r p a r e n t s w it h G 6 P D c h ild r e n .
I I I.
P a rtic ip a n ts
T h e a c t iv it y w a s a t t e n d e d b y 5 0 p a r t ic ip a n t s w h o c h ild r e n ,
S u r ig a o
C it y
N e w b o rn
S c r e e n in g
in c lu d e m o t h e r s o f G 6 P D
C o o r d in a t o r s
and
C a ra g a
p o s it iv e R e g io n a l
H o s p it a l ’s N B S C o o r d i n a t o r . I n s p ir in g m e s s a g e a n d c h a lle n g e t o t h e p a r t ic ip a n t w a s d e liv e r e d b y D r . J a n ic e P a t iñ o o f C a r a g a R e g io n a l H o s p it a l , D r . C o n c h it a A b a r q u e z , a G e n e t ic is t a n d H e a d o f t h e N e w b o r n S c r e e n in g C e n t e r M in d a n a o , g iv e t h e le c t u r e o n t h e F a c t s o f F a v a n is m
a n d a n s w e r s q u e s t io n s o f t h e p a r t ic ip a n t s o n G 6 P D . A f t e r
t h e d is c u s s io n s a n d o p e n f o r u m , t h e g r o u p h a d d e c id e d t o e le c t o f f ic e r s f o r t h e f ir s t G 6P D
s u p p o r t g r o u p o f C a r a g a w h ic h is n a m e d S u r ig a o n o n G 6 P D
P a re n ts S u p p o rt
G ro u p .
IV .
T h e a c t iv it y w a s c o n d u c t e d o n G uest and (u p p e r
le f t ) .
p a r t ic ip a n t s
a re
D r . C o n c h it a
N o v e m b e r 1 9 , 2 0 1 2 a t G a t e w a y H o t e l, S u r ig a o C it y .
w e lc o m e d A b a rq u e z
on
by
D r . P a t in o
th e
F a c ts
of
of
C a ra g a
F a v a n is m
R e g io n a l H o s p it a l ( u p p e r r ig h t ) . T h e
p a r t ic ip a n t s a n d g u e s t s ( lo w e r le f t) a n d t h e o f f ic e r s o f t h e f ir s t G 6 P D S u p p o r t G r o u p .
N E W B O R N N S C R E E N IN G M A JO R A C T IV IT Y H IG H L IG H T S 2 0 1 2
P re p a re d b y :
N A N E T T E F A T - M O N T ILL A , R N N e w b o r n S c r e e n in g N u r s e C o o r d in a to r