Sickle cell mission: over 6 crore screened
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What happened
- Under the National Sickle Cell Anemia Elimination Mission, 6,07,30,111 screenings were done in 17 tribal-dominated states by 31.07.2025 [PIB].
- Screening cost norm is ₹100 per person; 15 Centres of Excellence are approved in 14 states with Tribal Affairs Ministry funds [PIB].
Background
- ICMR has approved 30 point-of-care tests [PIB].
Why it matters
- Screening plus counselling is the way to cut new births with the disease.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2025-08-19): under the National Sickle Cell Anemia Elimination Mission, 6,07,30,111 screenings were done in 17 tribal-dominated states by 31.07.2025.
- Screening plus counselling is the way to cut new births with the disease.
Quotable data pointScreening cost norm is ₹100 per person; 15 Centres of Excellence are approved in 14 states with Tribal Affairs Ministry funds.
PIB: Update on NSCAEM, 19 Aug 2025
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: NSCAEM.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPSC
Screening cost norm under NSCAEM
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
Go deeper
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Official source: PIB: Update on NSCAEM, 19 Aug 2025
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