2005

New Ukrainian Minister of Health informed about Spina Bifida epidemic
Participation at the 8th European Symposium "Prevention of Congenital Anomalies" (Poznan, Poland)
"Aspects of Epidemiology of Mother and Child Health Care with Emphasis on Spina Bifida and Related Birth Defects" course by Prof. L. Sever (Texas, USA)
"Prenatal Ultrasound Markers of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" pilot project in Rivne and Kherson oblasts
International Children's OMNI-Net Not-For-Profit Organization is incorporated
Early Intervention Educational and Social Rehabilitation Center for Special Needs Children "Pahinets" - a step to a more tolerant society

2004

Participation of the Ukrainian-American Birth Defects Program at the 2-nd National Bioethics Congress
Visit of Ukraine Special Needs Orphanages Fund (USA) team to Rivne and Volyn
UABDP Reports made at the European Conference of Human Genetics 2004 (Munich, Germany):
• Birth Defects Surveillance and Prevention in Ukraine - Planning, Implementation and Results
• Impact of Resource Centers on Birth Defects Programs in Ukraine
• The Impact of a BD Web Information System (IBIS) on Birth Defects Programs
Main activities of the Ukrainian-American Birth Defects Program and their results (1999-2003):
• Implementation of Birth Defects Surveillance According to International Standards
• Creation of Child Development and Birth Defects Prevention Informational Resource OMNI-Center Network
• OMNI-Center Network unites 5 regions of Ukraine
• Development of telemedicine via Informational Resource OMNI-Center Network
• Training of physicians
• Participation at international and all-Ukrainian scientific conferences, symposia and workshops
• Active education of medical specialists and public concerning birth defects
• Publishing activities of the OMNI-Center Network
• Improving communications among rayon hospitals, maternity institutions and OMNI-Centers
• Development of first Ukrainian genetic website "I.B.I.S. - International Birth Defects Information Systems"
• Implementation of Modern Methods of Early Intervention and Birth Defects Prevention; Improvement of Care of BD Children and Their Families
• Realization of the Pilot Project "Prevention of Neural Tube Defects Recurrence in High Risk Group Women"
• Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
• Promoting implementation of Children With Special Needs Early Intervention Program
• Development of Oblast Newborns Registries
• Support of Folic Acid Fortification Programs as an Initiative for Improvement of Public Health
• Support of the Alliance for the Prevention of Birth Defects
"Prevention of Neural Tube Defects Recurrence in Women of High Risk Group" Project
"Care Improvement and Adaptation to the Society of Families Having Disabled Children with Neural Tube Defects by Means of Free Access to Newly-Made Sources of Information" Project
Early Intervention Educational and Social Rehabilitation Center for Special Needs Children "Pahinets" was established in Rivne