President and Prime Minister of BD. File Photo.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (7 May) called upon all to create awareness to prevent Thalassemia.
They made the call in separate messages on the eve of 'World Thalassemia Day' that would be observed tomorrow.
The 'World Thalassemia Day' is celebrated every year on May 8 aiming to raise awareness about this disease among the people throughout the world.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin, in his message, said Thalassemia is a genetically inherited disease and it passes on through a carrier.
If both husband and wife are carriers of Thalassemia, it can spread to children through the gene of the parents, the head of the state said, adding that therefore, it is important to determine through pre-marital examination whether a man or a woman is a carrier of the disease.
He said caution is exercised in establishing marital relations between men and women carrying the Thalassemia gene in different countries of the world in order to prevent the disease.
He said it is very important to create public awareness in Bangladesh to prevent this hereditary anemia.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her message, said it is very important for married persons (both male and female) to know if they are carriers of this disease before marriage.
The premier urged all professional individuals and organizations, voluntary organizations, the media, parents and conscious civil society to come forward, along with the government, to build social movements at home and in the neighborhoods of the country to prevent the incurable disease Thalassemia.
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