RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Thalassemia Welfare Society will organize an event to mark the “World Thalassemia Day” here on Monday.
According to a handout issued here Sunday, the Caretaker Provincial Minister for Primary and Secondary Health Punjab Dr Jamal Nasir will participate as a special guest in an event.
The purpose of the event was to share the sufferings of the thalassemia victims and their families and pay tribute to their courage.
“Thalassemia is a fatal and a genetic disease and the patient not only himself but his family members also pass through painful phases during this disease.”