New health programme - ‘Prevention of Haemoglobinopathies’
September 26 , 2018 2253 days 995 0
Tamil Nadu, in a first of its kind initiative in the nation, has started a new health programme ‘Prevention of Haemoglobinopathies’ in the Hilly areas.
The initiative has been taken up in the Hilly areas of Nilgiris, Kolli Hills in Namakkal, Yercaud in Salem, Valparai in Coimbatore and Krishnagiri
Hemoglobinopathies is a kind of genetic defect resulting in abnormal structure of one of the globin chains of haemoglobin molecule.
This disease is mostly prevalent among the tribals in the hilly areas.