In Jharkhand, the launch of the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission on July 1, 2023, marked a significant turning point in the state’s public health efforts.

With the launch of the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission in 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has made a public commitment to bring the disease out of the shadows.

Also read | Sickle cell anaemia: What is it, warning signs and symptoms, causes, treatment Sickle cell disease affects the way the red blood cells of the body carry oxygen.

Understand the causes, disease processes and presenting symptoms of the inherited blood disorders, sickle cell and thalassaemia. This is a Self-assessment article and comes with a self-assessment test ...

John James OBE, Chief Executive of the Sickle Cell Society said: “Sickle cell disorder is the UK’s fastest growing genetic condition, but people living with it still face too much silence and ...

TODAY, the world marks World Sickle Cell Day, a moment to draw attention to one of the country’s most pressing yet often overlooked health challenges—sickle cell disease (SCD). It is a condition ...

Sickle-cell disease (SCD), or sickle-cell anaemia (or anemia, SCA) or drepanocytosis, is an autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder with overdominance, characterized by red blood cells that ...

National efforts, including the 2023 launch of the National Mission to Eliminate Sickle Cell Anaemia by 2047, aim to improve screening, counselling, and treatment access, especially in vulnerable ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first-ever global guideline on the management of sickle cell disease ...