Chandigarh: Children with Down Syndrome plant saplings
Shimona Kanwar | TNN | Mar 25, 2019, 17:45 IST
CHANDIGARH: As a part of world down syndrome celebration on Monday, Chandigarh Down Syndrome Society, (CDSS) Genetic Centre at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities (GRIID) organised a tree plantation by the children with Down Syndrome Day.
The program was inaugurated by Prof BS Chavan, director principal GMCH. The theme World Down Syndrome Day 2019 was ‘Leave No One Behind’ and the event was to unite all children with Down Syndrome and their caregivers through an innovative approach of planting a sampling in a dedicated pot.
The parents were told to encourage their children to take care of the plant so that they feel concerned about nature.
During the program Prof Chavan informed the parents about his vision to start the genetic Screening Centre in 2007 with the primary aim of prevention of disability. Dr Gurjit Kaur shared the data of new born and antenatal screening program being carried out at the Genetic Centre. She stated that through prenatal screening program, Genetic Centre is screening pregnant ladies for chromosomal and neural tube defects and 45,852pregnant women have been screened and identified 24 cases of Down Syndrome and 37 cases of Neural tube defect.
All the new-borns are screened for three disorders i.e., congenital hypothyroidism (CH), Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) and Genetic Centre has screened around 75,544 babies and identified 51 cases of CH, 770 cases of G6PD, and 8 cases of CAH. In 2015, program was expanded to other major hospitals UT Chandigarh (GMSH-6, Civil hospital Manimajra, Civil hospital 45 and 22 including GMCH-32).
Dr Priti Arun joint director GRIID informed parents that GRIID is providing early intervention, special education and vocational training for 57 children with Down Syndrome.
The program was inaugurated by Prof BS Chavan, director principal GMCH. The theme World Down Syndrome Day 2019 was ‘Leave No One Behind’ and the event was to unite all children with Down Syndrome and their caregivers through an innovative approach of planting a sampling in a dedicated pot.
The parents were told to encourage their children to take care of the plant so that they feel concerned about nature.
During the program Prof Chavan informed the parents about his vision to start the genetic Screening Centre in 2007 with the primary aim of prevention of disability. Dr Gurjit Kaur shared the data of new born and antenatal screening program being carried out at the Genetic Centre. She stated that through prenatal screening program, Genetic Centre is screening pregnant ladies for chromosomal and neural tube defects and 45,852pregnant women have been screened and identified 24 cases of Down Syndrome and 37 cases of Neural tube defect.
All the new-borns are screened for three disorders i.e., congenital hypothyroidism (CH), Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) and Genetic Centre has screened around 75,544 babies and identified 51 cases of CH, 770 cases of G6PD, and 8 cases of CAH. In 2015, program was expanded to other major hospitals UT Chandigarh (GMSH-6, Civil hospital Manimajra, Civil hospital 45 and 22 including GMCH-32).
Dr Priti Arun joint director GRIID informed parents that GRIID is providing early intervention, special education and vocational training for 57 children with Down Syndrome.
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