India, Dec. 22 -- Around 1.65 crore persons have been screened for sickle cell disease so far in Chhattisgarh and their details have been registered in the Union Government's portal, officials said on Sunday.
Of those screened, more than 3.35 lakh people have been identified as sickle cell carriers, while 27,135 have been diagnosed as sickle cell patients, all of whom are being provided free medicines, counselling and continuous treatment facilities by the state Government, an official statement said.
"The initiative is part of the Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1, 2023, which aims to eliminate it as a public health problem by 2047. In line with this goal, Chhattisgarh has been con...