New low-cost device to screen for anaemia and sickle cell disease

Researchers at IIT Bombay and Rheoheme Blood Diagnostic Technologies developed a low-cost point-of-care approach to identify anaemia and sickle cell disease (SCD). By measuring the length and viscosity of an automated blood smear made from a single drop of blood, the device accurately screens for severe anaemia. It detects SCD without requiring complex laboratory infrastructure.