DelhiDesk At least 356 bone marrow transplants for Thalassemia patients have been carried out successfully under the Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana (TBSY) in India, according to the union health ministry. The TBSY, which began in 2017 under the National Health Mission, has completed its second phase, and its third phase was launched by Bharati Pravin Pawar, union minister of state for health and family welfare, on World Thalassemia Day. Pawar urged partner ministries and other stakeholders to remove stigmas and misconceptions surrounding hereditary diseases such as Thalassemia and sickle cell disease.
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👉 At least 356 bone marrow transplants for Thalassemia patients have been successfully completed under Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana (TBSY) in India.
👉 The TBSY has been implemented since 2017 under the National Health Mission (NHM) and had recently completed its second phase in March 2023.
👉 Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes a body to have less hemoglobin than normal.
👉 The program will benefit underprivileged thalassemia patients and those with aplastic anemia.
👉 The program has empaneled 10 reputed hospitals across India.
👉 The union health minister urged partner ministries and stakeholders to generate more awareness to address the knowledge gap surrounding sickle cell disease.
👉 The union minister released the Standard Treatment Workflow for Sickle Cell Disease.
👉 The union minister highlighted the need to take advantage of various initiatives of the Union Government for treatment of diseases like sickle cell anemia.
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