New Delhi, May 9 -- While Thalassemia testing has been integrated into the reproductive and child health (RCH) programmes under the National Health Mission (NHM) in some States, it is yet to be universally adopted across all regions in addressing the prevalence of this genetic disorder.
Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra on Wednesday advocated for inclusion of compulsory Thalassemia testing in the existing reproductive and child health (RCH) programmes under NHM as a means to curtail the prevalence of the disease even as he added that some States have included this in their public health programmes and activities; other States will be urged to include and expand screening and testing for Thalassemia.
He said timely detection and preven...