Awareness was emphasized to prevent the spread of thalassemia.

PESHAWAR: Frontier Foundation Chairman Sahibzada Muhammad Haleem said on Tuesday that if the patients and their families undergo medical tests before marriage and avoid family marriages, thalassemia can be completely eradicated from Pakistan.

Addressing an event organized to raise awareness about thalassemia, its prevention and preventive measures, he said that his mission is to help patients suffering from hereditary blood disorders and their families to control these diseases. To get is to provide awareness.

He said genetic diseases like thalassemia, hemophilia and other blood related disorders are spreading rapidly due to lack of awareness among people, adding that his organization organizes workshops, walks, seminars and conferences for blood awareness. is conducting Diseases

Sahibzada Halim said that her organization is trying hard to control the spread of thalassemia through awareness campaigns and provide free treatment facilities to patients suffering from the blood disorder.

On this occasion, Frontier Foundation Administrator Dr. Fakhar Zaman explained the importance of preventive measures and testing, especially in cousin marriage. He explained that when two thalassemia carriers marry, there is a 25 percent chance of having a child with thalassemia major, a 50 percent chance that the child will be a carrier, and a 25 percent chance that the child will be normal during each pregnancy. It happens.

“Frontier Foundation Hematology Services Hospital is providing round-the-clock free treatment facilities to Thalassemia and Hemophilia patients in Peshawar, Kohat and Swat,” the administrator said, adding that lakhs of rupees are being spent on treating the patients. . Factor-8 and Factor-9 injections.