India, Japan to fight Sickle Cell Anaemia together

Mr Modi has been looking for a remedy to the disease since his days as Gujarat CM

Update: 2014-09-01 06:25 GMT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at State Guest House in Kyoto on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Kyoto: Japan on Sunday agreed to work with India in inventing treatment for  Sickle Cell Anaemia after PM Narendra Modi sought help for finding remedy to the deadly disease common among tribals in India.

Mr Modi, who has been keenly looking for a remedy to the disease since his days as Chief Minister of Gujarat, discussed the issue with Nobel Prize winner for medicine (2012) S Yamanaka when he visited the Kyoto University.

The Prime Minister, raised the issue during his visit to the Stem Cell Research facility of the University.

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