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When the "World Thalassemia Day" is celebrated on every year?
A)
May 8th
B)
May 9th
C)
May 10th
D)
May 11th

Correct Answer :   May 8th


World Thalassemia Day is celebrated on May 8th every year to commemorate Thalassemia victims and to encourage those who struggle to live with the disease. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that doesn’t let the body to create enough haemoglobin. The disease weakens and destroys the blood cells. There are two types of thalassemia, alpha and beta, along with Thalassemia minor, intermedia and major as its subcategories.
 
The theme of World Thalassemia Day : The theme for this year’s World Thalassemia day is ‘Be Aware.Share.Care: Working with the global community as one to improve thalassemia knowledge.’
 
History of the World Thalassemia Day : In the year 1994, Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) announced May 8 as International Thalassemia Day. And it was on this day the president and the founder of TIF, Panos Englezos, created this day in the loving memory of his son George and the other thalassemia patients who fought this disease.

Published On : May 8, 2022
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