Pakistan: Thalassemia affected child being treated by blood transfusion at Sundas Foundation Center

Rana Sajid Hussain

Pakistani Thalassemia affected child being treated by blood transfusion at Sundas Foundation Center as world observed World Thalassemia Day in Lahore. Thalassemia is a genetic disease of the blood that patients cannot produce enough hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that transport oxygen from the lungs.World Thalassemia day is celebrated annually every 8th of May as Thalassemia Centre has more than eight lakh Thalassemia victim children. (Photo by Rana Sajid Hussain / Pacific Press Agency)