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Knowledge Nugget: PM-JANMAN and DhartiAaba – Key Tribal welfare schemes for UPSC exam
June 21, 2025 11:23 am
With the launch of DhartiAaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan, the government has stepped up its tribal welfare outreach. So, what are these key tribal schemes? In Beyond the Nugget, learn about World Sickle Cell Awareness Day (June 19) and its link to tribal health challenges.
V-P Dhankhar calls for all-round efforts for eradication of sickle cell anaemia from country
June 19, 2024 5:55 pm
The vice president was speaking at a programme in Dindori town of Madhya Pradesh on the ‘World Sickle Cell Day'.
For sickle-cell anaemia, a new cure — for millions, a new hope
November 24, 2023 11:14 pm
Express View: Research on cell editing therapy is, by all accounts, at a relatively nascent stage in India. This success should spur investments in this field
UK approves gene therapy for sickle cell anaemia. Why it offers hope for Indian patients
November 22, 2023 2:50 pm
Gray underwent a clinical trial in 2017 for the drug Casgevy, which uses the innovative gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats and associated protein 9).
Costs to cut risk of sickle cell disease beyond reach of most in India: Lancet Commission
July 12, 2023 4:33 pm
According to the Commission, reducing the burden of SCD requires substantial financial and political commitment to improving data-collection, diagnosis, treatment and training, and doing so will positively impact the lives of millions of patients and families worldwide.
No guarantee of oppn unity as they fought each other: PM; says 'family centric' Cong and others give false assurances
July 01, 2023 8:18 pm
"The government aims to eradicate sickle cell anemia from India in a mission mode by 2047," Modi said.
World Sickle Cell Day: Should patients with the condition avoid travelling to high altitudes?
June 15, 2023 11:50 am
Oxygen deprivation can result in pain flare-ups, exhaustion, shortness of breath, and other health problems. So, if you're thinking about visiting such places, use caution, said Dr Vijay Kumar Gurjar, senior consultant and HOD-Internal Medicine, Primus Super Speciality Hospital
Union Budget 2023: What is sickle cell anaemia; can it be eliminated?
February 02, 2023 12:35 pm
A blood test can determine whether you have SCD or sickle cell trait. All states now check babies as part of their screening programmes, allowing treatment to begin as soon as possible, said Dr Aniket Mule
Union Budget 2023: What is Sickle Cell anaemia? Pioneer ICMR researcher says how the target can be met
February 02, 2023 1:52 am
Prof S L Kate, 91, who has done pioneering research in Sickle Cell anaemia, says rarely do diseases of the poor get prioritised. He is also conducting clinical drug trials on tribal patients.
Dahod health dept initiative: High-performance machine to fight sickle cell disease
June 25, 2022 2:19 am
The outreach programme involves mass testing to diagnose SCD, a common monogenic disorder due to autosomal recessive inheritance, is focusing on sickle cell trait screening and genetic counselling before marriage.
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