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Author: Danielle Wilson

The ZB Foundation’s Geographical Coverage

Over the past year The ZB Foundations team have been working continuously to spread awareness on the importance of providing all babies with a new born screening test in particular testing for congenital hypothyroidism (Neonatal hTSH) which effects 1 in every 1000 babies born and if not detected can result in development retardation and even […]

1000 New Born Screening Tests.

The ZB Foundation are so excited┬áto announce that we┬áhave officially tested over 1000 babies with new born screening in Pakistan. In 2013 when we founded The ZB Foundation┬áour goal was to pioneer the use of New Born Screening, target the uncharted medical area of rare metabolic diseases, and over time, become a compelling soldier for […]

The ZB Foundation ÔÇô Connection with the Rare Diseases Day

Rare diseases include metabolic and genetic disorders. Their treatment, screening tests and diagnosis facilities are not available commonly in Pakistan. The tests that The Zahra Beau Naqvi Foundation Welfare Trust (The ZB Foundation) are providing free of cost are of inherited metabolic diseases in newborn babies. The most reported of the rare inherited metabolic diseases […]

PKU

New Born screening also tests for PKU ÔÇô Phenylketonuria It is one type of amino acid disorder. People with PKU have problems breaking down an amino acid called phenylalanine from the food they eat.

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