Treatment Duration For Beta Thalassaemia Major Is Lifelong

The treatment duration for Beta Thalassaemia Major is lifelong. So, it's important to a get a Thalassaemia screening done before marriage and before planning a baby to prevent our children from this lifelong suffering.

Every year 10,000 children with thalassaemia major are born in India, and on an average, each person suffering from the condition spends more than Rs. 1,00,000 per year only on managing the condition. With no permanent treatment for the disease, the treatment process is lifelong with blood transfusions every 15 days, iron chelation infusions almost daily and medications to prevent complications. The disease can be prevented, only if all of us make a small effort – get a Thalassaemia screening (a simple blood test) done before marriage and before planning a baby.