World Thalassaemia Day 2025 Thalassaemia Symptoms, Theme, History, and Prevention
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8th May is observed as World Thalassaemia Day, a global event that is observed every year to promote awareness about this genetically inherited condition. Let us know more about this day, in this post.
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Thalassaemia is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder that is acquired by a person genetically from either a single parent or both. The observance of International Thalassaemia Day on May 8th is to remember the patients of thalassaemia who have succumbed to the condition. Moreover, it is also observed as a celebration, especially for the patients who are giving thalassaemia a tough fight to live a quality life.
So, what is thalassaemia? It is a genetic disorder associated with haemoglobin, which is a protein rich in iron and available in red blood cells. Haemoglobin works as an oxygen transporter to the blood. Hence, if someone has thalassaemia, they would have less haemoglobin than normal, which can make life difficult. Thus, thalassaemia patients require multiple blood transfusions regularly.
Reports state that over 280 million people worldwide are suffering from thalassaemia. Among them, over 5 lakh people are going through a severe form of the disease.
Though thalassaemia disease is prevalent across globe, it is said to be most common in the below mentioned ethnic groups, such as;
- Italian
- Greek
- Middle Eastern
- South Asian
- African
Symptoms of Thalassaemia
Some thalassaemia major symptoms include;
- Anaemia
- Fatigue
- Dizziness
- Shortness of breath
- Increased risk of infections
- Abdominal swelling
- Dark urine
- weakness
- Might be a cause of heart and liver damage
- Children with the disease might experience slow growth
History of International Thalassaemia Day
Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) is an organization started by Panos Englezos. In 1994, Englezos established the International Thalassaemia Day. He initiated the day in the memory of George, his son who died due to thalassaemia.
How to Observe International Thalassaemia Day
- Every year various activities are organized by Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) to spread awareness about the disease which mostly revolve around the theme picked for that particular year
- You can read about such activities and participate in them. You can also read about the disorder and spread awareness about it to help people as much as possible
- Also, you can support and strengthen the morale of the people suffering from this disease for years
International Thalassaemia Day is an occasion when many organizations including international associations come together and promote the significance of counselling sessions, prenatal screening and other thalassemia treatments.
Significance of World Thalassemia Day
Thalassaemia is a genetically transmitted illness that is acquired by patients from their parents. There are over one lakh patients suffering from thalassemia in India, with lakhs of carriers of this disease.
Globally, thalassemia affects thousands of pregnancies which give birth to many babies born with thalassemia major. A greater number of these patients are born in underdeveloped countries with no or less means of treatment for this disease. As such, treatment of thalassemia major is very expensive as it involves transplant of stem cells along with frequent blood transfusions. Hence, it is important to prevent this disease before birth. Prenatal screening is a process that can be used to identify the condition at the fetal stage.
However, not many people know about it and so it is important to create awareness about it among them. And there can be no better platform than the World Thalassemia Day to educate the public about health insurance care campaigns on thalassemia in pregnancy. This way, through counselling, prenatal diagnosis, genetic screening, cases of thalassemia can be curbed before the birth of the child.
Theme of World Thalassemia Day 2025
The World Thalassaemia Day 2025 theme is “Be Aware. Share. Care: Strengthening Education to Bridge the Thalassaemia Care Gap. ”
How to prevent Thalassemia
Thalassemia is a disease that cannot be prevented. However, it can be managed. Below are some measures which can limit the risk of thalassemia among newborn babies.
- Prenatal screening
- Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
- Genetic test of parents to check the presence of thalassemia gene
- General awareness about thalassemia

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