Slovakia is in the process of starting routine newborn screening for SMA.
Slovakia is in the process of starting routine newborn screening for SMA. The Children's University Hospital in Banská Bystrica, which is the only facility to carry out genetic screening in Slovakia, has been contracted from 1st January 2024 to screen all newborns for two diseases: SMA and SCID, in addition to the 27 disorders that all newborns are already being screened for.
Approximately 6 children are diagnosed with SMA in Slovakia every year.