Open AccessNewborn Screening: Why is Asia Lagging Behind?
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of pediatrics and neonatal biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-9611
DOI - 10.33140/jpnb.04.01.05
Subject(s) - lagging , economic growth , public health , developing country , development economics , political science , medicine , business , environmental health , economics , nursing , pathology
Newborn screening is the most important preventive public health programme of the 21st century. It is implemented in majority of the developed countries. India and many countries in Asia are yet to start any publicly funded programme despite this having been established practice in many countries for over 50 years.