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World Thalassemia Day - May 8

May 11 , 2020 1534 days 856 0
  • The theme for 2020 is - 'The dawning of a new era for thalassaemia - Time for a global effort to make novel therapies accessible and affordable to patients.
  • It is organized by the Thalassemia International Federation since 1994.
  • It is an inherited blood disorder that causes your body to have less hemoglobin than normal. 
  • Hemoglobin enables red blood cells to carry oxygen.
  • Patients with thalassaemia suffer from anemia due to low levels of hemoglobin.
  • West Bengal is the most affected state of Thalassemia.

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