Rationale and general objectives of the project: Congenital anomalies (CAs) are a major cause of infant mortality, childhood morbidity and long-term disability. Over 130,000 children born in Europe every year will have a CA. There is not enough data in Europe on the survival, health and educational attainment of children with CAs. Significance for Society: [...]
Search Results for – "spina bifida"
Open Letter of OMNI-Net
WE, YOU AND EVERYONE REDUCTION OF INFANT MORTALITY FOLIC ACID FLOUR FORTIFICATION NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS - SPINA BIFIDA PREVENTION WE, YOU and ALL Ukrainians can reduce child mortality. Ukraine is no different from other European countries in terms of risk factors associated with prematurity, low birth weight, young or older mother age. Ukraine differs from [...]
Meeting at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine
During December 7, 2017 a meeting took place of Drs. Uliana Suprun, Acting Minister of Health, Verkhovna Rada Deputy Oleg Bereziuk, representing the "Samopomich" party, and Prof. Wladimir Wertelecki, Director of the OMNI-Net Children Developmental and Birth Defects Prevention Programs. The purpose was to discuss the adoption of a law mandating obligatory fortification of flour with folic [...]
Working Meetings of Prof. W. Wertelecki in Rivne
In early December 2017, the press service of the Rivne Regional State Administration reported that Rivne Province initiated the adoption of a nationwide program to fortify flour with folic acid. The province appealed with this proposal to the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. This [...]
Key Articles Published by OMNI-Net Specialists
► The impact of micronutrient supplementation in alcohol-exposed pregnancies on reaction time responses of preschoolers in Ukraine. Kable JA, Coles CD, Keen CL, et al. (“Alcohol”, 2022): Abstract Full text ► Linking a European cohort of children born with congenital anomalies to vital statistics and mortality records: A EUROlinkCAT study. Loane M, Given JE, Tan […]
Ongoing Initiatives
Proposed Legislation – Mandatory Folic Acid Flour Fortification Main information source is in Ukrainian Open access to draft of PROPOSED LEGISLATION; media events; letters of support … Accelerating efforts for preventing micronutrient deficiencies and their consequences, including spina bifida and other neural tube defects, through safe and effective food fortification – World Health Assembly (WHA) […]
About OMNI-Net Ukraine
OMNINET-MEDWORD LLC International OMNI-Net in EU OMNI-Net and National Institutes of Health Українською мовою In Ukraine, we are the International Charitable Fund "OMNI-Net for Children", a non-for-profit organization founded in 2004. The following information in English is an extract from comprehensive information in Ukrainian found in the website of OMNI-Net Ukraine. Our main goals include: [...]
OMNI-Net – Help Children with Special Needs
Your HELP is URGENTLY NEEDED! I am W. Wertelecki, MD, the Director of OMNI-NET Birth Defects Surveillance in Ukraine. We have served families with disabled children for twenty years. The ongoing Russian attack on Ukraine has killed many and disrupted the life of most children, in particular, those with DISABILITIES. We need HELP to HELP [...]
