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READ ALL ABOUT SICKLE CELL DISEASE: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/world-sickle-cell-awareness-day
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National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission
Genesis
Mission
Vision
Aim of the Mission
Objectives of the Mission:
Strategy
The strategy emphasizes on THREE pillars:
Beneficiaries
Implementation
Significance of the Mission
ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE OF SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA The only cure for sickle cell anaemia is a stem cell transplant, which is a costly and complex procedure. Furthermore, the lack of public awareness, limited access to healthcare, and inadequate medical facilities contribute to the high morbidity and mortality rates associated with the disease. To address this issue, the government and private sector need to collaborate to make the treatment affordable, accessible, and available to those in need. Screening is an important tool in the prevention of the disease, and the government has a crucial role to play in increasing awareness and providing access to screening through large-scale screening camps along with prenatal diagnosis and marriage counseling, that two people with the same gene/condition should not have children together. This is how the disease can be prevented from passing on to the next generation if it is prevented in the current generation. Another key measure is the focus on the creation of the ‘National Sickle Cell Anaemia Database and Registry’, which could also be a step forward to achieving the eradication of the disease. A closer look at the existing infrastructure and implementation of existing schemes for a life-threatening blood disorder is required. Mobilization of resources to marginalized sections of society. More funds should be allocated to research on medications that can combat the disease’s lifetime. These collective efforts will pave the way to the elimination of the disease by 2047, the goal outlined as a national mission in the Union budget 2023 by the Government of India. |
PRACTICE QUESTION Q. Sickle cell Anaemia is a major health concern that affects millions of people in India, yet the burden of this hereditary blood disorder remains largely unacknowledged. What are the challenges in tackling the menace of Sickle cell Anaemia? Suggest measures that can pave the way to the elimination of the disease by 2047, the goal outlined as a national mission in the Union budget 2023 by the Government of India. |
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