• The World Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Awareness Day events focused on halting transmission and promoting early diagnosis, access to treatment, and quality care for SCD.

• The National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission (NSCAEM ), a monumental initiative launched in 2023, is set to eliminate SCD in India by 2047, underscoring the scale of our commitment.

• Since its inception, over 33.9 million screenings have been recorded, and over 11.2 million Sickle Cell Status ID cards have been distributed.

• The key features of the program are:

          - Focus on screening and managing individuals aged 0-40 years.

          - Focus on the Tribal communities in the 17 high-burden states

          - Awareness generation and pre-marital counseling

          - Holistic management at primary, secondary, and tertiary care levels

• PM Narendra Modi and Health Minister JP Nadda emphasized  the importance of NSCAEM and its approach,

• On SCD Day 2024, 44,751 events held across 17 high-burden states, resulting in:

         - 615,806 individuals screened

         - 259,193 Sickle Cell ID cards distributed

• Awareness activities will continue for 15 days, targeting 1 million screenings and 300,000 ID cards.

• Awareness events were also held in states like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and Jharkhand.

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