National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission

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• The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission (NSCEM) in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh.
• The Mission was announced in the Union Budget 2023. It aims to address the pressing health challenges posed by sickle cell disease, particularly among the tribal population.
• The mission is being implemented in a mission mode as part of the National Health Mission (NHM).
• The mission aims to eliminate sickle cell disease as a public health problem by 2047.