Novo Nordisk Education Foundation (NNEF) has signe  d a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rabindranath Tagore (RNT) Medical College, Udaipur to establish a ‘Sickle Cell Wellness Hub’ dedicated to people living with sickle cell disease (SCD). This public-private partnership is aligned to the Government of India’s commitment of eradicating SCD from India by 2047 as part of its National Sickle Cell Anemia Elimination Mission 2023.

Aim of the Program:

The program aims at improving the existing infrastructure for SCD care to make it children-friendly, while strengthening capacity building initiatives among HCPs for better disease management. Additionally, regular educational and awareness camps shall be organized for people living with SCD and various caregivers including healthcare practitioners (HCPs) and primary level healthcare workers like Anaganwadi workers and auxiliary nurse mid-wives.

What the Wellness Hub with deliver:

The Sickle Cell Wellness Hub will offer holistic care for people living with SCD, from economically constrained backgrounds, in the state of Rajasthan. This hub shall extend a host of services to any person living with SCD including timely diagnosis, access to care, constant monitoring, dietary adjustments and counselling for other self-care activities.

Long term objective:

In the long-term, this partnership aims to promote early screening and improve the lives of people living with SCD by providing them a robust and sustainable healthcare infrastructure, improved diagnosis & clinical care and extending psychological and social support tools for self-care through education.

Under a public–private partnership (PPP), the Novo Nordisk Education Foundation (NNEF) is working towards establishing a Sickle Cell Wellness Hub dedicated to people living with sickle cell disease (SCD). The initiative aligns with the Government of India’s goal to eliminate SCD by 2047 under the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission 2023.