Awareness termed crucial to end thalassemia

Awareness termed crucial to end thalassemia

A representational image showing Thalassemia affected children during blood transfusion. — AFP/File PESHAWAR: An awareness-raising event on the hereditary blood disorder — thalassemia — was organized at Frontier Foundation Peshawar on Friday.Thalassemia-affected children and...

Indian Embassy hands over sickle cell, thalassemia vaccines to Nepal

The government of India has provided Nepal with vaccines to be used in the treatment of sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia. The first batch of vaccines was delivered to the Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel by India's ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, amidst a programme here on Friday.