Multispeciality review camp for Thalassemia patients

Hyderabad, May 7 (UNI) On the eve of World Thalassemia Day, Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Society, Hyderabad is conducting its quarterly multispeciality review camp today, Talking to newspersons here, Society Vice President Ratnavali said the Society, established in 1998, is dedicated to the care of children, affected by inherited disorders of blood, Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Anemia and other hemoglobinopathies.

Ms Ratnavali said at present 538 affected children had registered for care, review and counselling under the society.

Establishing diagnosis and a lifetime optimal clinical support for patients under regular supervision by doctors and other care-givers, familiar with the complications, were the need of the hour, she added.

''These children need to be managed with saline washed packed cell transfusion for every 3-4 weeks. The risks and complications of repeated blood transfusions are many, and the increasing iron load in the body is highly detrimental to the body'', she said.

Explaining about review camp, Ms Ratnavali said with the objectives of promoting awareness, monitoring the effects of treatment given and to detect complications soon, several specialists had come together under one roof.

She said the aim is to provide access to improved quality of life for the affected patients.

The review camps are also held at quarterly intervals, which also serve as an opportunity to sensitise the affected families on proventive measures'', she added.

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