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6 Crore Sickle Cell Anaemia Screening
July 28 , 2025
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- A total of six crore individuals have been screened for Sickle Cell Disease under the National Sickle Cell Mission.
- It was according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- The states, including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana, Karnataka, and Uttarakhand, have demonstrated significant progress by achieving a high percentage of screening relative to their targets.
- The highest incidence of diagnosed cases has been reported in the states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.
- The National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission was inaugurated in 2023 by the Prime Minister in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh.
- The mission aims to eliminate sickle cell anaemia from the country by 2047 with the universal screening of seven crore individuals aged 0 to 40 years in affected tribal areas.
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