National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission

On 1st July, 2023, Prime Minister launched the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission in Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh).

Aim

  • To enable access to affordable and quality health care to all patients,
  • To eliminate sickle cell disease as a public health problem by 2047.

Focus Areas

  • Awareness building
  • Universal screening of seven crore people in the age group of 0-40 years in affected tribal areas
  • Counselling through collaborative efforts of central ministries and state governments.

Coverage

  • It will be implemented in 278 districts of 17 high focused states.

Strategy

The strategy emphasizes on 3 pillars:

  1. Health promotion- Awareness generation & pre-marital genetic counseling
  2. Prevention: ....
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