‘Make testing, screening for thalassemia mandatory’

Vadodara: To advocate for removing thalassemia from the roots, The Wishing Factory (TWF) has requested The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) to mandate the testing and screening for thalassemia for all the families planning a child.
On Saturday that will mark — World Thalassemia Day — two webinars are being held on the disorder. While FOGSI and Emcure is organising a webinar – ‘anemia e-conclave: anemia and thalassemia free India’, the Baroda Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society in collaboration with the Red Cross Society and TWF is also organising a webinar on ‘Thalassemia Mukt Bharat’.
“We have approached FOGSI and are pursuing them to mandate testing and screening for thalassemia right from the family planning process,” said Rajesh Thakur, chairman of TWF and father of late Partth Thakur, a thalassemia major and founder of TWF.
Rajesh has vowed to carry forward the baton left by his son who founded the not-for-profit organization to make sure that no more kids in the country suffer from the same fate. “We have also urged celebrities to share their initiatives which we will be sharing on social media platforms so that we can spread awareness regarding thalassemia,” he said.