Universities took these steps to deal with the disease of Sickle Cell Anemia in tribal areas

Sickle Cell Anemia: To defeat the disease of sickle cell anemia found in the tribal area of ​​Madhya Pradesh, now academic institutions along with the teams of Health Department have also come forward. Following the call of Governor Mangubhai Patel, the universities of the state have started a campaign to defeat sickle cell anemia. Three government universities of Jabalpur are busy in dealing with sickle cell anemia disease, which has spread in 42 tribal villages of 20 districts of the state. Jabalpur’s Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University has adopted 31 villages, Rani Durgavati University has adopted 5 and Veterinary University has adopted 8 villages.

Arrangement for treatment along with awareness campaign

State universities are now playing an important role in defeating sickle cell anemia, a deadly disease that has gripped the family from generation to generation. Apart from running awareness campaigns by universities in tribal dominated areas, proper treatment is also being provided to them. Along with sampling the villagers, arrangements are being made for their treatment. Talking about Rani Durgavati University of Jabalpur, the university has adopted 5 villages of Mandla district, which include Karwani, Auraiya, Samnapur, Jamuniya and Dhobi villages. So far, samples of 75 people have been taken by organizing special camps here and proper medicines have also been provided to them.

According to Professor Kapil Dev Mishra, Vice Chancellor of Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, many teams have been formed with the resolve to eradicate sickle cell anemia disease, which includes NCC and NSS students. He said that apart from providing proper treatment and medicines to the tribals, their families are also being made aware of this disease so that awareness spread among the tribals about this hereditary disease and they can improve their living and eating habits. To avoid this disease.

What is sickle cell anemia?

Interestingly, the disease of sickle cell anemia is hereditary. After one member of the family comes under its grip, other members also gradually fall in the grip of the disease, but by the time the family gets to know about it, it is too late. Therefore, through awareness, tribal families can be kept away from the disease of sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is a type of blood disorder in which red blood cells turn into a C shape, crescent or sickle shape. This disease also surrounds children.

In the convocation ceremony of Rani Durgavati University, Governor Mangu Bhai Patel had expressed concern about the growing effect of the genetic disease sickle cell in the tribal society and stressed on efforts towards its prevention. He said that along with the government, universities should also campaign for this at their level. Every university of the state can make effective efforts towards prevention of sickle cell by adopting 5-5 villages.

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