RMI Newborn Screening Program
Newborn Screening (NBS) is a process where every baby is tested for a group of conditions within 48 hours of birth. NBS can detect certain health problems not noticeable at birth and allows doctors to diagnose babies quickly and start treatment as soon as possible!
Kakōkōl Eo Kein Kajuon An Niñniñ ej juon jerbal in kakilen aolep ninnin nan bukot jet kain naninmej ibbaer elikin wōt aer ḷotak tok. Nañinmej kein rejjab alikkar ilo tore en niñniñ ej ḷotak bōtaab remaroñ kwalok naninmej ko rellap ne jejab bukot kileir. Kakōkōl Eo Kein Kajuon An Niñniñ ej jiban bwe en mokaj an taktō loi nañinmej ko im bōbraeiki ilo iien eo eṃōkaj tata.
The RMI NBS program is a collaboration between the MEI and the RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services and hospital staffs in Majuro and Ebeye with the goal to improve access to services and health outcomes of Marshallese babies. Funding provided by the US Health and Human Services under a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Cooperative Newborn Screening System Priorities Program (Co-Propel) grant.
Eben ad lo wot ninnin ko im jelā ke ewor ae nañinmej ko rekauwatata. Elon ninnin kin naninmej kein me ejjelok ilo baamle ko aer im ejjelok kakolleier ke rej lotak. Enanin aolep ninnin e ejmour lomaer im ejjelok joreen ibbaer ak aikuj in to jidik aer bed hospital elikin aer lotak.
Kakōlkōl Eo Kein Kajuon an Niñniñ ej kujon make wot kilen loi mokaj nañinmij kein.
An mokaj im alikkar naninmej ej kamokajkaje jiban, komadmod, im jerbal in bōbrae. Niñniñ ko emōkaj kakilene im komadmode er remaroñ ruttolok ilo aer ejmour im jokkun wot juon aer eddoklok.
It's hard to tell if newborns have certain serious health conditions just by looking at them. Many babies with these conditions have no family history or symptoms at birth and appear healthy in the hospital.
Newborn screening is often the only way to detect these conditions early.
Early diagnosis leads to timely care, treatment, and intervention. Babies identified and treated early can grow up healthy and develop normally.
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