Asia Pacific Newborn Screening Market, by Products Type (Hearing Screening Devices, Mass Spectrometer, Pulse Oximetry, and Assay Kits and Reagents), by Test Type (Phenylketonuria (PKU), Critical Congenital Heart Defect (CCHD), Hearing Screening, Sickle Cell Disease, Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD), Thyroid Disorder, Biotinidase Deficiency (BTD), and Others), by End User (Hospitals, Maternity & Specialty Clinics, and Diagnostic Centers) and by Country (China, Japan, South Korea, ASEAN, India, Australia, and Rest of Asia Pacific) is estimated to be valued at US$ 308.9 Million in 2022 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 12.9% during the forecast period (2022-2030), as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights.
Manufacturers are focusing on emerging countries such as China, India, for development of newborn screening devices, owing to relatively high birth rates. Furthermore, manufacturers are focusing on developing novel newborn screening methodology, which will be affordable, as the healthcare infrastructure is rapidly enhancing in Asia pacific countries and the regulatory scenario is also favorable for growth of the market. In November 2018, GE Healthcare collaborated with Beyond Zero Initiative to improve access to quality and affordable primary healthcare services in Kisumu County.
Asia Pacific Newborn Screening Market– Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns in various countries across the globe have impacted the financial status of businesses across all sectors, including the private healthcare sector. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the entire supply chain of the healthcare industry, mainly due to strict lockdown in several regions. Private healthcare is one such sector that has been impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the Asia Pacific newborn screening market, owing to decrease in supply chain and healthcare services. For instance, in July 2020, according to data published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges for supply chains globally. Multiple national lockdowns continue to slow or even temporarily stop the flow of raw materials and finished goods, disrupting manufacturing as a result. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease. Since its first appearance in China in December 2019, it spread globally, resulting in an ongoing pandemic (Statista, 2020). The pandemic has provoked serious social and economic disruption globally, including strict social distancing, travel restrictions, and one of the largest global recessions. During the beginning of the global outbreak in March, supply chain (SC) management (SCM) has had major problems to cope with an unpredicted demand for certain products when simultaneous restrictions for travel and production have been enforced and is still struggling to recover from this (Mazareanu, 2020). The global COVID-19 pandemic has presented extraordinary disruption to healthcare services and exposed them to numerous challenges. Newborn screening (NBS) programs were also affected; however, scarce data exist on the impact of COVID-19 on NBS. Due the restriction imposed by the government of different countries
Asia Pacific Newborn Screening Market: Key Developments
In January 2022, in India, Bengaluru, the Ministry of Health implement the program to potentially improve and save the lives of around 2.5 lakh children in India every year. The Ministry of Health starts campaign for newborn screening program.