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28/05/22 15:06 PM IST

Sickle Cell Anaemia Control Programme

In News 
  • Speaking on the current Webinar on Health and mainly on the subject of “Sickle Cell Anaemia Control Programme” among tribal population in Gujarat, Dr Jitendra Singh said that it is a genetic blood disorder for which there is a general lack of awareness in society and he called for comprehensive screening to detect it.
Sickle Cell Anaemia
  • SCD is the most inherited blood disorder, is prevalent amongst many tribal population groups in India distributing across Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, western Odisha, eastern Gujarat, and areas of the Nilgiri Hills in north Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
  • SCD is impacting more women and children, with over 20% of tribal children dying before they reach the age of two and 30% dying before they reach maturity.
Measures taken by the Government 
  • Tribal Affairs Ministry established National Council on Sickle Cell Disease and Tribal Health Cell, which would coordinate with Ministry of Health and State Governments.
  • Tribal Affairs Ministry, through development of Sickle Cell Support Corner, has instituted a mechanism for creating a Central Repository of data.
  • Mobile vans for in Jharkhand and Chattisgarh
Source- PIB 

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