Evaluation of the Newborn Screening Pilot for Sickle Cell Disease in Suriname Using the Non-Adoption, Abandonment, Scale-Up, Spread, and Sustainability (NASSS) Framework

• Main Authors: Ming-Jan Tang (Author), Jimmy Roosblad (Author), John Codrington (Author), Marjolein Peters (Author), Aartie Toekoen (Author), Patrick F. van Rheenen (Author), Amadu Juliana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The early detection of sickle cell disease (SCD) is vital to reduce mortality among affected children. Suriname currently lacks a newborn screening programme (NSP) for SCD. We performed a pilot programme to evaluate the scalability of such an initiative. Dried blood spots were collected from five bi...