National Screening Unit
You will find information about the Unit, our role and purpose, current screening programmes, and information about population-based screening programmes.
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Antenatal HIV Screening
Screens pregnant women for HIV to reduce the chances of HIV being passed to the baby.
BreastScreen Aotearoa
Screens women (aged 45 - 69) for breast cancer.
National Cervical Screening Programme
Screens women for abnormal changes to cells on the cervix.
Newborn Metabolic Screening
Screens newborn babies for certain metabolic disorders.
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
Screens newborn babies for hearing loss.
Down Syndrome Quality Improvement Measures
Introducing the quality improvement measures for Antenatal Screening for Down syndrome.