Pakistan: Thalassemia being treated by blood trans by Rana Sajid Hussain
Pakistani children affected by Thalassemia being treated by blood transfusion at Sundas Foundation Center as the world observed World Thalassemia Day in Lahore on May 08,2018. Thalassemia is a genetic disease of the blood where patients cannot produce enough hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that transport oxygen from the lungs. World Thalassemia day is celebrated annually every May 8th globally. The Thalassemia Centre cares for more than eight hundred thousand child Thalassemia victims in Pakistan. World Thalassemia Day is celebrated every year on 8th of May to increase the awareness about this disease among common public all through the world. Celebrating World Thalassemia Day on 8th of May was established by the World Health Organization in order to raise the public awareness about this disease, prevention measures and measures to avoid its transmission. (Photo by Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press Agency)
Pakistani children affected by Thalassemia being treated by blood transfusion at Sundas Foundation Center as the world observed World Thalassemia Day in Lahore
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