An Albanese Labor government will make Australia\u2019s Newborn Screening Programs world class, saving lives, delivering better care and making the system fairer.
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Newborn screening is crucial to identify and treat rare diseases allowing conditions to be diagnosed – with something as simple as a heel prick at birth, our kids can get the care they need from the earliest stages of life.\u00a0
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Australia\u2019s screening program hasn\u2019t been updated since the 1980s and, in most States and Territories, only tests for 25 conditions compared to world\u2019s best practice of screening for 80 conditions.\u00a0
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This can lead to delays in diagnosis of life-long health conditions and avoidable deaths.\u00a0
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Parents can be confident that no matter which hospital their child is born in their baby will be fully screened for rare conditions.
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Different States and Territories also screen for different conditions, leading to inequality in health care across Australia.\u00a0
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Labor will put an end to this testing lottery by introducing a universal screening program.
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Labor will invest $38.4 million to deliver a world\u2019s best practice screening program for all of Australia, increasing the number of conditions screened to 80.\u00a0
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Our approach is in line with world\u2019s best practice.
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An Albanese Labor Government will work with the States and Territories to deliver a better national newborn screening program, including a regular process to update screened conditions on expert advice.
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Only Labor can be trusted to strengthen Medicare and improve health care for Australians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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