Publications Catalogue 2006

摘要

Congenital hypothyroidism, when undiagnosed or if therernis a lack of proper treatment management, results in anrnunnecessary health, economic and social burden. Formalizedrnscreening programmes to detect congenital hypothyroidism inrnnewborn infants, and its timely treatment, can prevent lifelongrnhuman suffering caused by severe mental retardation. With therninvolvement of the IAEA, such screening programmes havernbeen introduced successfully in a large number of countries.rnHowever, in many other countries, such programmes havernnot yet been established. This publication is intended to assistrnthese countries in establishing and sustaining a comprehensivernscreening system for newborns and draws on experiencerngained over more than a decade. It provides information forrnmaking sound screening policy decisions and describes how arnnewborn screening system should be set up, offering guidancernon assessing the quality of the system. The intended result isrnthat more successful programmes will be established bringingrnabout a signifi cant improvement in child health care, worldwide.