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Strengthening Newborn Screening in the Middle East and North Africa

November 13-16, 2006

Abbreviations and Acronyms

  • AFPDHE: l'Association Française pour le Dépistage des Handicaps de l'Enfant
  • CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • DHHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • ERNDIM: European Research Network for evaluation and improvement of screening, Diagnosis and treatment of Inherited Disorders of Metabolism
  • EUGT: EuroGentest—Genetic Testing in Europe
  • FIC: Fogarty International Center
  • HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration
  • INSERM - Institut national de la santé et de la rescherche médicale
  • ISNS: International Society for Neonatal Screening
  • KFSH&RC: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
  • MCHB: Maternal and Child Health Bureau
  • MOH: Ministry of Health
  • NICHD: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • NIH: National Institutes of Health
  • NNGRC: National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center
  • UAE: United Arab Emirates
  • USA: United States of America

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