<span style="color: #222222;">President Ramnath Kovind today emphasized the need for extending advanced medical services to rural India at par with urban areas. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He was speaking after inaugurating an auditorium at the Centre for excellent in Sickle Cell, Thalassemia and Other Genetic Blood Disorders in Rural Telangana.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The President expressed concern over the huge number of children suffering from the sickle cell and blood disorders despite advance medical services are available. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He called upon governments and medical practitioners to take special measures to reduce blood disorders among children.</span><br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He said the Centre's Ayushman Bharat programme is a boon for people relating to the health care sector. </span><br />