Karachi:
A study was conducted on 385 thalassemia patients at Selani Centre, out of which 216 patients were successfully treated and 73 patients were cured of blood transfusion.
According to Express News, thalassemia patients from all over the country are starting to recover without bone marrow transplant. Thalassemia has now become a treatable disease even for deserving families. have begun to recover without
During a press briefing at Seelani Thalassemia and Blood Bank Center in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Maulana Muhammad Bashir Farooq Qadri, the founder and chairman of Seelani, gave the good news that great works have been done through this center. present, worked on 317 out of 385 thalassemia-affected children in Pakistan, of which 216 had good results, while 73 patients have been bleeding free for two years and are living healthy lives with ongoing drug treatment.
He said that thalassemia is widely considered not to be a curable disease but we have proved that every disease is curable if diagnosed in time.
The head of the center, Iqbal Ghasmani, said that there are difficulties, sometimes blood is not available, eventually the work is done, all the deserving ones come here, 73 children have recovered, where they live, there is an epidemic of diseases, while there is also a shortage of water. But despite this, every time they come here, the staff of 38 people takes care of the patients, they are given not only ration but also the travel fare.
Project coordinator Ghulam Sarwar said that this disease is transmitted from parents to children. We tried a lot on various medicines and after long research, the results started coming. Out of 385 infected children, 61 children had no effect while 35 children were affected. suffered from various diseases, the experiment was successful on 216 children from September 2022, of which 73 children have not had blood in two years and are living a healthy life. They are also protecting them.
He said that the advantage of not getting blood is that due to frequent iron deposits, the functions become ineffective. Before blood transfusion, 2200 units were required, after medication, 1600 units, while now only 400 units are required, two years. After that, the patients come, the patients are now being treated only through medicines.
The joy and smiles of the recovering children and their parents at the center was palpable. There are 725 children registered at the Selani center out of which 385 have been started on modern medicines.
