Status of Anemia and Haemoglobinopathies in Kumaun Region, Uttarakhand, India

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the status of anemia and haemoglobinopathies in Kumaun Region, India. An extensive survey was conducted to collect the data from various sources like government hospitals, Primary Health Centre's, Certified Pathology labs and the medical registry maintained by related Government Departments. During the investigation, the maximum number of Anemia, thalassemia trait, SCβT, SCT, Sickle cell anemia (SCA)/Sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassemia major cases were recorded from the district Udham Singh Nagar followed by Nainital and minimum cases were reported from two mountain districts Bageshwar and Champawat.