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09/05/22 08:12 AM IST

World Thalassemia Day

In News 
  • On the occasion of World Thalassemia Day, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda virtually addressed the webinar  “Challenges in Thalassemia 2022” in New Delhi.
About WTD 
  • Theme- Be Aware. Share. Care: Working with the global community as one to improve thalassaemia knowledge.’
  • It is an inherited blood disorder that causes your body to have less haemoglobin than normal.
  • The event was first organised by the Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) in 1994, in memory of George Englezos, the son of TIF founder Panos Englezos.
  • He had lost his life to the disease. Since then, the event is observed every year.
  • It aims to inspire individuals to join in the fight against the disease and to provide the patients with utmost care in terms of both health and social support.
Significance
  • The National Health Ministry of India website estimates that around 10,000 to 15,000 infants are born each year in India with Thalassemia Major.
  • Globally, this number rises to around 300,000 to 500,000 children. About 67,000 patients suffer in India from beta Thalassemia.
  • The World Thalassemia Day event is significant in the sense that it aims to reduce the number of children born with thalassemia.
  • Some people are silent carriers of thalassemia and both of them can pass down the disease to their children.
  • So, proper screening is essential to detect carriers. The event educates the masses on these issues.
Source-PIB 

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