There are many children in Pakistan who happen to suffer from a thyroid gland disorder called Congenital Hypothyroidism. She may be six years old in age and ideally, like her peers she should be about start school. However a girl with Congenital Hypothyroidism will be shorter than her peers and have the mentality of a...
Over the past year The ZB Foundations team have been working continuously to spread awareness on the importance of providing all babies with a new born screening test in particular testing for congenital hypothyroidism (Neonatal hTSH) which effects 1 in every 1000 babies born and if not detected can result in development retardation and even...
The ZB Foundation are so excited to announce that we have officially tested over 1000 babies with new born screening in Pakistan. In 2013 when we founded The ZB Foundation our goal was to pioneer the use of New Born Screening, target the uncharted medical area of rare metabolic diseases, and over time, become a compelling soldier for...
Rare diseases include metabolic and genetic disorders. Their treatment, screening tests and diagnosis facilities are not available commonly in Pakistan. The tests that The Zahra Beau Naqvi Foundation Welfare Trust (The ZB Foundation) are providing free of cost are of inherited metabolic diseases in newborn babies. The most reported of the rare inherited metabolic diseases...
New Born screening also tests for PKU – Phenylketonuria It is one type of amino acid disorder. People with PKU have problems breaking down an amino acid called phenylalanine from the food they eat.
Zahra Beau Naqvi, born on October 8th, 2011, was a beautifully peaceful baby girl. Her beautiful exterior hid a painful secret inside as Zahra Beau, from birth, carried a disease that would come back to hurt her very badly.
