The Government Wenlock Hospital will open a six-bed day-care centre for thalassaemia patients on Tuesday.
Hospital Superintendent H.R. Rajeshwaridevi said the centre will operate on the second floor of the Regional Advanced Paediatric Care Centre. It will move to the ground floor of the hospital’s new medical block that will be ready by October.
Sankalp India Foundation dedicated 8th of May to commemorate both the thalassemia patients who are no longer with us but are always close in our heart and to celebrate with all those patients who are alive and fighting everyday for their right to a better quality of life.
Recently, there was a news of 35 patients who were undergoing regular management for thalassemia in Civil Hospital Jalandhar being detected with Hepatitis C. This is not the first time such news has come out in open. This news comes as a shock. Can something be done?
World Health Organization (WHO) has been planning and adopting several measures to ensure that equity of care is never compromised or ignored in the delivery of healthcare.
We were happy to have the visit of eminent global experts of transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease, Dr. Francoise Bernaudin and Dr. Mathieu Kuentz from the Referral Center for Sickle Cell Disease, CHIC, Creteil Hospital and the DrepaGreffe Association France from 27th February to 1st March 2017.
A clinical trial is an important element of research in the field of medicine and science. Before any treatment protocol, or medicine or any practice related to the patient is brought into mainstream practice, it is essential that the trials have proved it's impact.
Last year, we had shared how extremely high ferritin levels are being controlled using a combination of deferasirox and deferoxamine at our centres. "A Novel approach to control very high ferritin levels - our experience - (Volume 6 Issue 8 September 2016 Pg 6-7)" Iron overload is the root cause of the complications associated with thalassemia. Even for those children who find a match and thus have a chance to get cured - bringing down the ferritin levels is the first step towards transplantation preparation.
He may just pass on as just another man from the hinterland of Bihar when you first see him. Vijju’s looks of-course don’t give out the determined and courageous soul inside. He is the father of little Chetan - a child from Bhojpur, Bihar who suffers from thalassemia. He is a man who did not let limited financial means, travelling long distances and pressure from his family come in the way of ensuring that good treatment was available for his child.
Sankalp Program for Thalassemia Management is aimed at ensuring that adequate and appropriate care is provided to each child taking coming to our centres. The overall aim is to resume normalcy in their lives. A key component in this pursuit is reducing the time it takes to provide appropriate medical intervention. For individuals who need to come back for follow-up every few weeks and for patients who travel long distances to seek care, every hour saved matters a lot.
Parents of thalassemic children have several queries regarding the treatment regimen and overall health of their children. Factors that affect growth of the child comes out as a major concern in interaction with parents. In this article, we look at a 2 important aspects which lead to deterioration in growth factors for children with thalassemia and the possible remedies.
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