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Pupils gathered for awareness on world Thalassemia day. World Thalassemia Day aims to create awareness about the ailment and support patients, their families and health care workers with information to combat it. World Thalassemia Day is marked on May 8, every year. The event was first organised by the Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) in 1994, in memory of George Englezos, the son of TIF founder Panos Englezos. He had lost his life to the disease. Since then, the event is observed every year.