Care kits given to sickle cell patients at NCH
Surat: On World Sickle Cell Day, care kits were distributed to patients at New Civil Hospital (NCH) on Thursday. Information on preventive measures for the disease was also shared with patients and their families.
The Union govt has designated NCH a "Centre of Competence" for sickle cell disease. A special molecular diagnosis laboratory will be made operational for this, enabling early and accurate diagnosis of the disease. Currently, there are five sickle cell patients admitted to NCH.
Sickle cell anaemia is a hereditary blood disorder, primarily found in tribal populations. Incidence of the disease has been recorded in states such as Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
NCH in Surat is the only institution in South Gujarat to become a specialized treatment centre for sickle cell patients. It offers comprehensive facilities, including counselling, vaccination, diagnosis, free medications, ICU treatment, orthopaedic surgery and a blood bank.
It also provides advanced and free services such as special delivery care for complicated pregnancies, free hip replacements for patients with necrotic hips, automated blood exchange therapy for critical patients, an ICU and emergency treatment system and continuous blood supply through its blood bank.
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