Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad launched a new Thalassemia diagnostic kit.

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the patients produce less hemoglobin and fewer circulating red blood cells than normal leading to mild or severe anemia.
The current cost for Thalassemia and Sickle Cell diagnostic test is over Rs 15,000 while even at AIIMS, where the test is heavily subsidized, it costs around Rs 4,000. While imported test kits are used for such screening methods, the new kit will cut down the cut to just over Rs 400.
Source-Medindia