Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) More than 6 crore people have been screened for sickle cell anaemia in the country, of which 2.16 lakh have been identified as diseased, Union Health Minister JP Nadda informed the Parliament on Friday. Answering a question in the Lok Sabha, Nadda shared that the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, June 6 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel has said that the eradication of sickle cell anaemia requires collective effort and active public participation. The Governor said that every individual should contribute to raising awareness at their level to achieve the goal of eliminating sickle cell disease by 2047 … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, May 4 (IANS) The Haryana government on Sunday constituted a state task force to monitor and coordinate programmes aimed at eliminating malnutrition and anaemia among women and children. A decision in this regard was taken at the sixth meeting of the State Convergence Committee under Haryana’s POSHAN Abhiyaan, chaired … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, April 4 (IANS) The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), an autonomous institute under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has entered into MoU with the Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) and the National Health Mission (NHM), Jharkhand, to screen the population of the eastern tribal state … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) In a bid to achieve ‘Anaemia Mukt Bharat’ (AMB), rice fortification initiative was scaled up in a phased manner, and by March 2024, all custom-milled rice has been replaced with fortified rice in every scheme, the government said on Tuesday. The number of laboratories notified … Read more
Bhopal, Jan 28 (IANS) Governor Mangubhai Patel said on Tuesday that Madhya Pradesh has become a leading state in efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) and sickle cell anaemia. The Governor added that the achievements of health programmes signify the accelerated pace of their implementation. He emphasised that these successes serve as inspiration to set new … Read more
