The World Thalassemia Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Tuesday to create awareness about the deadly disease and the importance of blood donation.
The theme of this year's day is: "Thalassemia past, present and future: Documenting progress and patients' needs worldwide".
Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive blood disorders which gets inherited from parents to the children through genes. It is a blood disorder which causes weakening and destruction of the red blood cells, affects the formation of hemoglobin in the body and causes mild or severe anemia.
It causes complications like bone deformities, iron overload, cardiovascular illnesses, heart palpitations, enlarged liver, jaundice, enlarged spleen, enlarged bones of cheeks or forehead, delayed puberty and etc.
Different organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to mark the day.
Bangladesh Thalassemia Foundation brought out a rally from the Jatiya Press Club and held a seminar at the Cirdap Auditorium in the city on Monday morning, reports UNB.