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Maharashtra to launch ‘Arunodaya’ sickle cell screening drive from January 15 across 21 districts

Updated On: 14 January, 2026 09:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

The Maharashtra government will roll out ‘Arunodaya’, a statewide sickle cell screening campaign, from January 15 to February 7 across 21 high-prevalence districts, aiming to ensure early diagnosis, treatment and move towards a sickle cell-free Maharashtra

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The Maharashtra government’s Public Health and Family Welfare Department will roll out a special statewide sickle cell screening drive, ‘Arunodaya’, from January 15 to February 7, with the aim of moving towards a sickle cell–free Maharashtra.

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