Peshawar
\nKhyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar organized a Thalassemia awareness seminar as a joint effort of KMU-Institute of Pathology & Diagnostic Medicine, Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Regional Blood Centre Peshawar and The Blood Heroes at multi-purpose hall.
\nThe vice chancellor KMU, Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq was the chief guest of the event, whereas besides others director KMU-PHRL Dr. Yasar Yousafzai, faculty and students were also present at the occasion.
\nA lot of interesting activities like Q&A and quizzes related to Thalassemia took place. Dr. Yasar Yousafzai and Dr. Tariq Masood talked about thalassemia and methods of its prevention. The VC Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq talked about thalassemia, the benefits of blood donation and how donating blood can keep a person healthy both physically and mentally. He said the prevalence of thalassemia was increasing every year in Pakistan. He stressed the need for undertaking awareness campaigns to reduce the incidence of the disease.
\nHe appreciated the organizers of the seminar and encouraged the audience to create more awareness about thalassemia as this is one of the most important, but sadly ignored topics.
\nHe thanked all the participants which included patients, parents, members of the society and students. He assured patients that the Bone Marrow Transplant facility will be established by the KMU in near future.
\nIt is worth mentioning that Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder, the most prevalent inherited disease in Pakistan. It results in the formation of abnormal red blood cells. The abnormality causes a reduction in the number of red cells that leads to anemia. The commonly quoted figure for the country is 100,000 transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients.
\nIn the end the VC awarded shields and certificates to the speakers and activity winners and a blood donation camp was also set up in the university\u2019s premises, where the VC himself besides others donated blood and encouraged the youth to donate blood as well. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Peshawar Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar organized a Thalassemia awareness seminar as a joint effort of KMU-Institute of Pathology & Diagnostic Medicine, Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Regional Blood Centre Peshawar and The Blood Heroes at multi-purpose hall. The vice chancellor KMU, Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq was the chief guest of the event, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[162],"class_list":{"0":"post-228918","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-national","7":"tag-kmu"},"yoast_head":"\n