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The Government announced that over 7.24 crore individuals have been screened for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in tribal-dominated areas.
The screenings, conducted under the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission (NSCAEM), targeted the 0-40 years age group across 17 affected states.
Crucial medicines like Hydroxyurea have been included in the National Health Mission's Essential Drugs List to address the issue of access.
GS Paper 2 > Health > Disease Burden
General Awareness > Health and Diseases
At the national level, which ministry is the nodal agency to ensure effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?
Answer: Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Consider the following statements: 1. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 2. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is under the charge of Director General of Health Services in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1 only
An inherited red blood cell disorder in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. The cells become rigid and sticky, shaped like sickles.