Call for creating awareness about thalassaemia

LARKANA: As many as 2.5 million children are suffering from thalassaemia in Pakistan.
This was stated by Prof Saifullah Jamro, Chandka Medical College and Hospital Unit II head of paeds medicine department, while addressing on Tuesday a seminar at Shaikh Zayed Hospital for Women to mark the International Thalassaemia Day.
The only cure of thalassaemia is the bone marrow transplantation which is very costly, he said.

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Prof Jamro maintained that it was essential to get couples tested for thalassaemia before marriage to prevent the spread of the disease. Commissioner Muhammad Abbas Baloch said that the government was trying to establish blood donation centres at various places to facilitate thalassaemia patients.
Prof Ghulam Asghar Channa said all segments of society should take part in spreading awareness about the disease.