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Raveendran A, Chacko TJ, Prabhu P, Varma R, Lewis LE, Rao P, Shetty PP, Mallimoggala YSP, Hedge A, Nayak DM, Moorkoth S, Moorkoth S. Need and Viability of Newborn Screening Programme in India: Report from a Pilot Study. Int J Neonatal Screen 2022; 8:26. [PMID: 35466197 PMCID: PMC9036214 DOI: 10.3390/ijns8020026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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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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Affiliation(s)
- Arya Raveendran
- Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India; (A.R.); (T.J.C.); (P.P.); (R.V.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India; (A.R.); (T.J.C.); (P.P.); (R.V.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India; (A.R.); (T.J.C.); (P.P.); (R.V.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India; (A.R.); (T.J.C.); (P.P.); (R.V.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India; (P.R.); (P.P.S.); (Y.S.P.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India; (P.R.); (P.P.S.); (Y.S.P.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India; (P.R.); (P.P.S.); (Y.S.P.M.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India; (A.H.); (D.M.N.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India; (A.H.); (D.M.N.)
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- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Trust, Calow, Chesterfield S44 5BL, UK;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India; (A.R.); (T.J.C.); (P.P.); (R.V.)
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Slums, Space, and State of Health-A Link between Settlement Morphology and Health Data. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17062022. [PMID: 32204347 PMCID: PMC7143924 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17062022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Approximately 1 billion slum dwellers worldwide are exposed to increased health risks due to their spatial environment. Recent studies have therefore called for the spatial environment to be introduced as a separate dimension in medical studies. Hence, this study investigates how and on which spatial scale relationships between the settlement morphology and the health status of the inhabitants can be identified. To this end, we summarize the current literature on the identification of slums from a geographical perspective and review the current literature on slums and health of the last five years (376 studies) focusing on the considered scales in the studies. We show that the majority of medical studies are restricted to certain geographical regions. It is desirable that the number of studies be adapted to the number of the respective population. On the basis of these studies, we develop a framework to investigate the relationship between space and health. Finally, we apply our methodology to investigate the relationship between the prevalence of slums and different health metrics using data of the global burden of diseases for different prefectures in Brazil on a subnational level.
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Editorial. Indian Pediatr 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13312-019-1514-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ma ZF. Normative Data for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone for Screening of Congenital Hypothyroidism: Correspondence. Indian J Pediatr 2019; 86:312. [PMID: 30338455 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-018-2801-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Zheng Feei Ma
- Department of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China. .,School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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