Need and Viability of Newborn Screening Programme in India: Report from a Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Arya Raveendran (Author), Teena Joseph Chacko (Author), Priya Prabhu (Author), Raghava Varma (Author), Leslie Edward Lewis (Author), Pragna Rao (Author), Prajna P. Shetty (Author), Yajna S. Phaneendra Mallimoggala (Author), Asha Hedge (Author), Dinesh M. Nayak (Author), Sudeep Moorkoth (Author), Sudheer Moorkoth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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 stu...