Thalassemia is an incurable blood -damaged disease, which has a direct impact on the formation of hemoglobin in the body. No parents want to see their offspring in a blood bottle, but due to lack of awareness of hereditary blood disorders such as thalassemia, many babies worldwide are born with fatal diseases such as thalassemia. However, this special day is celebrated on May 8 every year to reduce the proportion of this dire disease through public awareness and to eliminate the ignorance of the citizens about the disease.
What is Thalassemia?
Thalassemia is a genetic disease, in which the body fails to produce sufficient hemoglobin. Usually in our blood there is a protein called hemoglobin in the red blood particle, which works to deliver oxygen to every organs of the human body. From the food we take, the ironing and the bone marrow between the bones (bone marrow) work to convert this iron into hemoglobin.
What happens to a thalassemia patient?
The bone marrow of a thalassemia cannot be converted to hemoglobin. As a result, other organs of the body cannot get enough oxygen and decrease the efficiency of the organs. At the end of the body’s organs of a thalassemia, he faces many problems and illnesses.
Type of thalassemia
There are usually two types of thalassemia, Thalassemia Minor and Thalassemia Major. When the defect or deformity of any of the parents in the chromosome, it becomes a victim of thalassemia minor. When the defects or defects in both the parents’ chromosomes come to the baby, they fall prey to Thalassemia Major.
Why do this test be done?
More than 4 million people in India have Thalassemia career. 8 out of 10 people do not even know that they are a thalassemia career. When thalassemia is a major serious problem, such as anemia. About 10,000 to 15,000 babies are born in India with Thalassemia Major every year. Usually due to blood deficiency in the body of thalassemia, they have to be regularized every 2 weeks, only if they can survive. Thalassemia Major children require a lifetime of treatment. That is why, testing thalassemia is one of the most important decisions for the life of a person and the future of his family.
What can be done to prevent thalassemia?
Hemoglobinopathization Committee of Indian Red Cross Society, Chairman of Gujarat Branch. Anil Khatri says that there is no permanent cure besides the BoneMero transplant to tackle Thalassemia Major. To eliminate thalassemia, everyone should test Thalassemia Minor before marriage or before the pregnancy. If the Thalassemia Minor is positive in the test, the other Thalassemia should be avoided marrying the minor character. Even if you are inadvertently married, the fetus should be tested during pregnancy. If the infant is a major, it is imperative to have legal abortion.
Thalassemia status in Gujarat
The Gujarat government has been working for the last 15 years to eradicate thalassemia. Gujarat has become a role model for other states with many innovative and strong planning in this field. Thalassemia tests of pregnant women coming to all government hospitals in the state are performed free of cost. In addition there is a special initiative on three levels of thalassemia screening. Thalassemia is being screened by the State Government at the university level with the help of the Government of India, National Health Mission and various service organizations.
Special initiative of government for awareness
Apart from this, the state government has also taken a special initiative to raise awareness about Thalassemia through various institutions implemented by the state government implementing communalized screening. Thalassemia tests have been performed in Gujarat on average 18,517 people every year and more than 15.50 lakh people so far. Many organizations such as the Red Cross Society, Thalassemia Awareness Foundation and Thalassemic Gujarat with the Government of Gujarat are commending aware of people to eliminate thalassemia.
The patient requires 15 to 60 bottles of blood annually
Any thalassemia patient requires about 15 to 60 bottles of blood annually. It is also very important for thalassemia patients to get the Best and pure blood sufficient. If the citizens of the state donate maximum blood, the thalassemia children will get good and relatively blood. The Government of Gujarat is also at the forefront of collecting blood donation camps all over the state with the help of various institutions. At the same time, some organizations in Gujarat do the right to make the life of thalassemic children enjoy.
Ahmedabad, Gujarat






