Team Blitz India
SHAHDOL: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission in Shahdol, MP,on July 2. He distributed sickle cell genetic status cards to the beneficiaries. The Prime Minister also kickstarted the distribution of about 3.57crore Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) cards. During the event, the Prime Minister honoured Rani Durgavati the 16th century queen of Gondwana.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister mentioned that 1 crore Ayushman cards are being issued to the people of MP. The Prime Minister underlined that the biggest beneficiaries of the two major efforts are the people of Gond, Bhil and other Adivasi societies. He congratulated the people and the double-engine government of Madhya Pradesh on the occasion.
The Prime Minister said that from Shahdol, the nation is taking a big pledge of securing the lives of the people from the tribal communities, a resolution of freedom from Sickle Cell Anaemia and saving the lives of 2.5 lakh children and families that are affected by the disease. Recalling his personal experience with the tribal communities, the Prime Minister underlined the painful symptoms and genetic origin of Sickle Cell Anaemia.
