Arjun Munda inaugurated the Second National Sickle Cell Conclave

Shri Arjun Munda, Minister of Tribal Affairs inaugurated the Second National Sickle Cell Conclave on ‘Sickle Cell Disease’. This year’s event is being held after last year’s successful roll out of a National Webinar on Sickle Cell Disease.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

Sickle cell disease (SCD), which is the most prevalent inherited blood disorder, is widespread amongst many tribal population groups in India, posing a considerable health burden in several states.

While there are several cost-effective interventions, which have dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality from SCD in India, the access to care for SCD in the tribal regions of India is limited.

The disease in India is prevalent predominantly in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, western Odisha, Eastern Gujarat and in pockets of the Nilgiri Hills in north Tamil Nadu and Kerala.