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Progress Reports
- New Ukrainian Minister of Health informed about Spina Bifida epidemic
- Our partner - Down Syndrome Ukrainian National Charity
- Participation at the 8th European Symposium "Prevention of Congenital Anomalies" (Poznan, Poland)
- "Aspects of Epidemiology of Mother and Child Health Care with Emphasis on Spina Bifida and Related Birth Defects" course by Prof. L. Sever (Texas, USA)
- "Prenatal Ultrasound Markers of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" pilot project in Rivne and Kherson oblasts
- International Children's OMNI-Net Not-For-Profit Organization is incorporated
- Early Intervention Educational and Social Rehabilitation Center for Special Needs Children "Pahinets" - a step to a more tolerant society
- Participation of the Ukrainian-American Birth Defects Program at the 2-nd National Bioethics Congress
- Visit of Ukraine Special Needs Orphanages Fund (USA) team to Rivne and Volyn
- UABDP Reports made at the European Conference of Human Genetics 2004 (Munich, Germany):
- Birth Defects Surveillance and Prevention in Ukraine - Planning, Implementation and Results
- Impact of Resource Centers on Birth Defects Programs in Ukraine
- The Impact of a BD Web Information System (IBIS) on Birth Defects Programs
- Main activities of the Ukrainian-American Birth Defects Program and their results (1999-2003):
- Implementation of Birth Defects Surveillance According to International Standards
- Creation of Child Development and Birth Defects Prevention Informational Resource OMNI-Center Network
- OMNI-Center Network unites 5 regions of Ukraine
- Development of telemedicine via Informational Resource OMNI-Center Network
- Training of physicians
- Participation at international and all-Ukrainian scientific conferences, symposia and workshops
- Active education of medical specialists and public concerning birth defects
- Publishing activities of the OMNI-Center Network
- Improving communications among rayon hospitals, maternity institutions and OMNI-Centers
- Development of first Ukrainian genetic website "I.B.I.S. - International Birth Defects Information Systems"
- Implementation of Modern Methods of Early Intervention and Birth Defects Prevention; Improvement of Care of BD Children and Their Families
- Realization of the Pilot Project "Prevention of Neural Tube Defects Recurrence in High Risk Group Women"
- Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
- Promoting implementation of Children With Special Needs Early Intervention Program
- Development of Oblast Newborns Registries
- Support of Folic Acid Fortification Programs as an Initiative for Improvement of Public Health
- Support of the Alliance for the Prevention of Birth Defects
- Early Intervention Educational and Social Rehabilitation Center for Special Needs Children "Pahinets" was established in Rivne
