Medical experts said that about 5000 children are diagnosed with beta thalassemia major every year in Pakistan. If two minor thalassemia people get married, there is a 25% chance that their child will be affected by beta thalassemia major. Despite the existence of the law, pre-marital thalassemia diagnostic tests are ignored,
These views were expressed by medical experts in an awareness session on thalassemia organized by Muhammadi Blood Bank and Thalassemia Center at Arena Multimedia IIC. On this occasion, Muhammadi Welfare Foundation Project Coordinator Samar Fatima and Medical Officer Dr. Kanza Paiwar also gave a presentation to the students and teachers of Arena Multimedia IIC. The aim was to inform the participants that blood group before marriage, blood screening and other necessary diagnostic tests including thalassemia, so that they can protect the future generation from various diseases. It should be mandatory, which includes blood group test, Hb electrophoresis, HIV/AIDS diagnostic tests including hepatitis B and C virus test. Yes, many people don’t even know their blood group. Often, when a pregnant woman needs blood, her husband does not know his wife’s blood group, as a result, especially for these women.
Management of blood becomes difficult for those whose blood group is rare and their condition is critical with each passing time. Infectious diseases have the potential to be passed from an infected woman to her newborn, so a blood screening test can be useful to prevent this.
Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that affects the production of a protein called hemoglobin. .
