Summary of thalassemia management in Southeast Asian countries_
| Policy/Service | Country | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | Thailand | Myanmar | Singapore | Indonesia | The Philippines | Vietnam | Cambodia | |
| Iron chelation fees | Free [24, 66] | Partial free [54] | Not free [66] | Free [66] | Free [56, 66] | Not free [66] | Free [25] | Not free [25, 66] |
| National policy | Yes [24, 66] | Yes [66] | None [66] | Yes [66] | Yes[66] | None [66] | Yes [25] | None [66] |
| Patient registry | Yes [24, 66] | Yes (hospital based) [66] | Yes [56] | Yes [66] | Yes [56, 66] | Hematology association [66] | None [66] | Initiated [66] |
| Availability of counselling and prenatal diagnosis | Available [24, 66] | Available [66] | NA [56] | Available [66] | Available [56] | Limited [66] | Available [62] | No [66] |
| Stem cell transplantation | Yes [24] | Yes [66] | No [66] | Yes [69] | No [66] | No [66] | Yes [70] | No [66] |
| Magnetic resonance imaging | Available [24, 66] | Available [8] | NA [66] | Available [66] | Available [56, 66] | No [66] | None [66] | No [66] |