The government is awarding Rs 10 crore to develop a sickle cell disease drug. This initiative addresses the disproportionate impact on trib...

President Droupadi Murmu highlighted the government's efforts in prioritizing the welfare of tribal communities. She pointed out the establ...

The mission entails screening of seven crore population for sickle cell disease in the age group of zero to 40 years, pre-marital and pre-c...

Drugs for four of these diseases -Tyrosinemia Type 1, Gaucher's Disease, Wilson's Disease and Dravet-Lennox Gastaut Syndrome - along with s...

The Indian government is considering providing incentives to ASHA health activists to encourage them to mobilize individuals for sickle cel...

The comprehensive strategy involves public awareness campaigns, the screening of 7 crore individuals aged 0-40 in affected tribal areas, an...

Lord's Mark Industries on Thursday said it has entered into an exclusive collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay...

The screening is aimed at reducing the prevalence of the disease. The Union health ministry in collaboration with the tribal ministry and s...

The government also announced to establish 157 new nursing colleges will be in co-location with the existing 157 medical colleges establish...

Prevalent among the tribal population in India, sickle cell disease is a genetic condition that affects haemoglobin -- responsible for carr...

The symptoms aggravate due to dehydration, infection and hypoxia.

Addressing top CSIR scientists CSIR here, he also asked the premier institution responsible for research and development to take a lead.

PM Modi enquired about progress in the efforts to map anaemia among tribal population and sought to know the impact 'Jan Dhan Yojana' on th...

The government is using the summer vacation months to train aanganwadi and health workers to conduct the blood test.

Modi took a round of the Stem Cell Laboratory where scientists explained the research being conducted there.

The Prime Minister, on the second day of his Japan tour, raised the issue during his visit to the Stem Cell Research facility.

'Chetna', a new health-care project launched by Rourkela Steel Plant(RSP), has so far covered more than 4500 people living in and around th...