Hong Kong aims to enlist more private hospitals in free newborn screening scheme
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Hong Kong aims to expand its free newborn screening program for rare genetic conditions to include more private hospitals in 2024. The government-funded program, launched in 2020 and already covering all public hospitals, identifies inherited metabolic disorders in newborns, allowing for early treatment and reducing the strain on public healthcare. In 2023, the program was piloted in two private hospitals, the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital and Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong. Health authorities are currently in discussions with other private hospitals, with the expectation that more will join the scheme in the first half of the year. The expansion aims to provide wider access to this crucial screening for newborns born in private facilities.
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