These carriers of Thalassaemia are there in every part of the country and they do not shown any symptom of the blood related disease Thalassaemia Dr.Silva has stated."Therefore we strongly urged youth and adults to undergo a special blood test "HPLC" which can identify the disease, before marriage " she has stressed.
This special blood test is providing free of charge at the Colombo Medical Research Institute,Ridgway Children's Hospital,Badulla,Anuradhapura and Kandy Hospitals Dr,Silva has revealed during a seminar held on "Thalassaemia" at the Government Information Department Auditorium in Narahenpita yesterday (29).
If the disease transmitted to a child through a parent the child need to get blood transfusions throughout the life according to medical experts,
From Sri Lanka around 3000 Thalassaemia affected children have been reported annually it has been reported.
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