Aiims Bhopal has received a grant of ninety lakh fifty eight thousand rupees from the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India for research on Ayurvedic treatment of Sickle Cell disease. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Gwalior will also coordinate in this research work.
Sickle cell disease is mainly seen in central India. If the results of this project will be in favour, then a safe adjuvant treatment through Ayurveda will be a boon in the management of this fatal disease for the first time in Madhya Pradesh.