Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 25 (Reporter Tai Sicong) August 25 is the fourth "National Disability Prevention Day". This year's theme is "Disability prevention, starting with early childhood intervention." According to the "Report on Beijing Disability Prevention Work in 2019" issued by the Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation, Beijing has achieved free screening of five types of disability for children under 6 years of age, including hearing, vision, physical, intellectual and autism among the permanent population.

  According to reports, on the basis of neonatal disease screening and child health care, Beijing took the lead in the country to carry out the above five types of disability screening free of charge, and established an integrated service model for child disability screening, diagnosis, and rehabilitation intervention. At present, there are more than 300 primary-level medical and health institutions in the city that provide initial screening services for children with disabilities, 16 district maternity and child health hospitals provide re-screening services, and 13 disability diagnosis institutions have been identified. In 2019, Beijing has screened more than 1 million children from 0 to 6 years old, with a screening rate of nearly 99%.

  At the same time, Beijing continues to carry out pre-marital and pre-pregnancy health care services, establishes a comprehensive protection mechanism for comprehensive prevention of birth defects, and promotes the joint construction and sharing of health policies. At present, 8 districts including Fangshan, Daxing and Huairou have successively implemented "one-stop" services. The pre-marital medical examination rate in the city in 2019 is close to 20%.

  In terms of newborn disease screening, Beijing has achieved free screening of permanent population newborns for congenital hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, congenital hearing abnormalities, and congenital heart disease. In 2019, the screening rate for genetic and metabolic diseases was nearly 100%, the hearing screening rate was over 97%, and the deafness gene screening rate was over 99.5%.