Belgium helps organise pre-natal screening training
A training course on pre-birth screening, funded by Belgium’s Handicap International, was held in central Thua Thien-Hue province on March 30.
A training course on pre-birth screening, funded by Belgium’s Handicap International, was held in central Thua Thien-Hue province on March 30.
Obstetricians and paediatricians from eight central provinces and cities were updated on ultrasound technology to detect deformities of 11-13 week-old fetuses.
Lecturers included experts from Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK.
The two-day training is part of a joint project between the Thua Thien-Hue Health Department, Handicap International, and Hue Medical College on inborn differences for the 2008-2011 period./.
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