Archive · 21 Aug 2025
New Sickle Cell Genetic Testing Center Approved at KGH
A new medical center is being built at King George Hospital to test for sickle cell anemia.
The government has approved the project, and it will be finished in about three months.
This center will cost Rs 4 crore.
Child rights groups are very happy about this because it will help tribal children who have this disease.
The center will help doctors find out if children have sickle cell anemia so they can get the care they need.
A new genetic testing center for sickle cell anemia is coming to King George Hospital.
The center will be established within three months following government approval.
The facility is backed by Rs 4 crore funding from the central government.
Child rights organizations welcome the center as a crucial step forward.
The center aims to help tribal children in Andhra Pradesh suffering from sickle cell anemia.
- Who
- The central government's tribal welfare department approved the project.
- What
- A genetic testing center for sickle cell anemia is being established.
- When
- Within the next three months.
- Where
- King George Hospital (KGH) in Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- To improve diagnostic services for tribal children with sickle cell anemia.
- Facility
- Genetic Testing Center
- Hospital
- King George Hospital (KGH)
- Disease
- Sickle cell anemia
- Funding
- Rs 4 crore
- Approval
- Central government's tribal welfare department
- Target group
- Tribal populations in ASR and north Andhra districts