THALASSEMIA N ME

12 June 2020

CNA938 Singapore Story Tonight Interview

24 February 2020

NTU group spreads awareness about thalassaemia

10 January 2020

FRONTLINE TV SHOW - My Life As A Thalassemia Major Patient

26 April 2019

Singapore Red Cross Society - World Thalassaemia Day 2019 Article

27 May 2018

Lianhe Ziaobao Newspaper - Our Thalassaemia Support Group Inspiring Stories

23 January 2018

The Straits Times - Keeping donor blood flowing in Singapore amid seasonal dip

14 March 2017

SINGAPORE REDCROSS+ ISSUE ONE MAGAZINE 2017  - "BLOOD DONORS SUSTAIN MY LIFE"

13 March 2017

Singapore Red Cross - Regular blood donors sustain his life

17 August 2016

TODAY - Beneficiaries urge more to donate blood

16 August 2016

CHANNEL NEWSASIA - Don't be complacent about blood sufficiency: Red Cross Singapore 

Year 2011

SingHealth Inspirational Patient & Caregiver Award Winners 2011

What Actually Is Thalassemia?

Many Diseases are caused by abnormalities in the blood. These abnormalities are categorised according to b part of the blood affected. There are diseases of the rell blood cells, white blood cells or coagulation diseases. Thalassemia is also known as "Cooleys Anaemia" is an abnormal which is caused by abnormal gene. A person with Thalassemia is unable to produce normal functioning haemoglobin in the blood. Haemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying component of the red blood cells. It consists of two different proteins, an alpha and a beta. If the body doesn't produce enough of either of these two proteins, the red blood cell do not form properly and cannot carry sufficient oxygen. The result is anemia that begins in early childhood and lasts throughout life. Since thalassemia is not a single disorder but a group of related disorders that affect the human body in similar ways, it is important to understand the differences between the various types of thalassemia.

In severe form of Thalassemia (known as Thalassemia Major), the person will require a lifetime monthly blood transfusions. This is a painful and traumatic treatment regime that imposes an enormous financial and emotional strain on the patient, and also on his or her family.