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2018 World Thalassaemia Day (WTD)

The World Thalassaemia Day (WTD) is observed every year on May 8 to raise awareness about this deadly disease and the importance of blood donation. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in the blood in which the body produces abnormally low Red Blood Cells (RBCs) which are the protein carriers. The disease causes a number ..

Topics: Alpha-thalassemia • Anemias • Beta thalassemia • Blood • Blood cells • Branches of biology • Hematopathology • Red blood cell • RTT • Thalassemia • Transfusion medicine