'World Thalassemia Day' will be observed today (Wednesday) in the country as well as around the world, reports BSS.
The day is celebrated every year on May 8 with the goal of raising awareness about this disease globally.
In separate messages on the eve of the day, President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon everyone to create awareness in order to prevent Thalassemia.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin, in his message, said Thalassemia is a genetically inherited disease and it passes on through a carrier.
If both husband and wife are carriers of Thalassemia, it can spread to children through the gene of the parents, the head of the state said, adding that therefore, it is important to determine through pre-marital examination whether a man or a woman is a carrier of the disease.
He said caution is exercised in establishing marital relations between men and women carrying the Thalassemia gene in different countries of the world in order to prevent the disease.
He said it is very important to create public awareness in Bangladesh to prevent this hereditary anemia.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her message, said it is very important for married persons (both male and female) to know if they are carriers of this disease before marriage.
The premier urged all professional individuals and organizations, voluntary organizations, the media, parents and conscious civil society to come forward, along with the government, to build social movements at home and in the neighborhoods of the country to prevent the incurable disease Thalassemia.
The greatest Bangalee of all time, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman undertook various activities including the establishment of hospitals for the development of medical system of the country soon after independence, she said.
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