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26 Feb 2013|Noida | Amity University Campus, Sector-125, Noida

Amity Institute of Physiotherapy organises “Thalessaemia Screening Camp”

In order to spread awareness about Thalessaemia- a life threatening blood disorder and to celebrate the Human Values Quarter, the Rotary Club of Amity Institute of Physiotherapy in association with Rotary Club of Delhi, North Centre organized a day long “Thalessaemia Screening Camp” in Amity Campus, Sector- 125, Noida wherein more than 130 students and faculty members were screened for Thalessaemia.

Thalessaemia is a disease which can be transmitted to the next generation if the parents are carriers of Thalessaemia and the children born to them may have to undergo very expensive and troublesome treatment to survive.

Sharing her thoughts during the occasion and spreading awareness about “Thalassaemia”, Dr. Harshita Sharma (PT) - Acting Head and Deputy Director, Amity Institute of Physiotherapy stressed that the incidences of Thalassaemia in India is very high. Every year, 10, 000 Thalassaemia Majors are born in India and the average incidence of Thalassaemia Minors in India is 3.9%, which implies that 1 in every 25 Indians is expected to be a Thalassaemia Minor. She shared that Thalassaemia Minors are healthy and symptom free. A few of them may have slightly lower hemoglobin levels and therefore, may be mildly anaemic whereas Thalassaemia major children suffer from severe anaemia and is dependant on blood transfusions throughout their lives.

Rtn Dr. Tejender Singh- Head, Thalessaemia Committee, Rotary Blood Bank, Delhi stressed that the birth of Thalassaemia Major child in the family can be prevented by getting screened for Thalassaemia on time, which should be ideally done before marriage and certainly, before planning a child. If a person is detected Thalassaemia Minor and is unmarried, it is advisable that the person should not marry another Thalassaemia Minor. If both husband and wife are Thalassaemia Minors, they should consult the doctor for genetic counseling before conception and get prenatal diagnosis done. In such cases, 25% chances are of having normal children, 25% of Thalassaemia Major children and 50% of Thalassaemia Minor children.