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Progress of the National Sickle Cell Anemia Mission

Content Editor: Dr. Kishore

February 5, 2024 at 1:30:00 PM

Tribal Health, Sickle Cell Anemia, Noncommunicable diseases

Content Editor: Dr. Kishore

  • As per the MoHFW health expert committee, SCD is one of 10 special problems affecting tribal people making it a public health concern

  • To address this problem, MoHFW in collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the Mission to eliminate SCD by 2047

  • The Mission objectives emphasize strategies based on three pillars

  1.  Health Promotion – Awareness & Genetic Counselling

  2.  Prevention – Universal screening & Early detection

  3.  Holistic Management & Continuum of Care

  • As per recent updates, more than  1 crore population have been screened in 6 months with the Mission focusing on screening 7 crore in 3 years.

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