Need and Viability of Newborn Screening Programme in India: Report from a Pilot Study
India, a country with the second largest population in the world, does not have a national newborn screening programme as part of its health policy. With funding support from the Grand Challenges Canada, a pilot newborn screening programme was implemented for the Udupi district of South India to stu...
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| author | Arya Raveendran Teena Joseph Chacko Priya Prabhu Raghava Varma Leslie Edward Lewis Pragna Rao Prajna P. Shetty Yajna S. Phaneendra Mallimoggala Asha Hedge Dinesh M. Nayak Sudeep Moorkoth Sudheer Moorkoth |
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| description | India, a country with the second largest population in the world, does not have a national newborn screening programme as part of its health policy. With funding support from the Grand Challenges Canada, a pilot newborn screening programme was implemented for the Udupi district of South India to study the need and viability of a national programme in India. Six disorders were selected for the study based on the availability of funding and recommendation from pediatricians in the district. Here, we report the observed incidence during the study. A cost-effectiveness analysis of implementing newborn screening in India was performed. It is evident from our analysis that the financial loss for the nation due to these preventable diseases is much higher than the overall expenditure for screening, diagnosis, and treatment. This cost-effectiveness analysis justifies the need for a national newborn screening programme in India. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f804dc84e094222bc9574c24d2683302023-11-23T17:08:28ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Neonatal Screening2409-515X2022-03-01822610.3390/ijns8020026Need and Viability of Newborn Screening Programme in India: Report from a Pilot StudyArya Raveendran0Teena Joseph Chacko1Priya Prabhu2Raghava Varma3Leslie Edward Lewis4Pragna Rao5Prajna P. Shetty6Yajna S. Phaneendra Mallimoggala7Asha Hedge8Dinesh M. Nayak9Sudeep Moorkoth10Sudheer Moorkoth11Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaChesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Trust, Calow, Chesterfield S44 5BL, UKDepartment of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaIndia, a country with the second largest population in the world, does not have a national newborn screening programme as part of its health policy. With funding support from the Grand Challenges Canada, a pilot newborn screening programme was implemented for the Udupi district of South India to study the need and viability of a national programme in India. Six disorders were selected for the study based on the availability of funding and recommendation from pediatricians in the district. Here, we report the observed incidence during the study. A cost-effectiveness analysis of implementing newborn screening in India was performed. It is evident from our analysis that the financial loss for the nation due to these preventable diseases is much higher than the overall expenditure for screening, diagnosis, and treatment. This cost-effectiveness analysis justifies the need for a national newborn screening programme in India.https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/8/2/26awarenesscost-effectivenessIndiaincidencenewborn screening |
| spellingShingle | Arya Raveendran Teena Joseph Chacko Priya Prabhu Raghava Varma Leslie Edward Lewis Pragna Rao Prajna P. Shetty Yajna S. Phaneendra Mallimoggala Asha Hedge Dinesh M. Nayak Sudeep Moorkoth Sudheer Moorkoth Need and Viability of Newborn Screening Programme in India: Report from a Pilot Study International Journal of Neonatal Screening awareness cost-effectiveness India incidence newborn screening |
| title | Need and Viability of Newborn Screening Programme in India: Report from a Pilot Study |
| title_full | Need and Viability of Newborn Screening Programme in India: Report from a Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | Need and Viability of Newborn Screening Programme in India: Report from a Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Need and Viability of Newborn Screening Programme in India: Report from a Pilot Study |
| title_short | Need and Viability of Newborn Screening Programme in India: Report from a Pilot Study |
| title_sort | need and viability of newborn screening programme in india report from a pilot study |
| topic | awareness cost-effectiveness India incidence newborn screening |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/8/2/26 |
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