Born with thalassemia, a rare blood disorder, the siblings will need regular blood transfusions for the rest of their lives. The lack of a blood transfusion centres in Purnia district, where they live, forces their father Feroz, a farmer who earns barely Rs 10,000 a month, to cross the border to Biratnagar in Nepal. I found out that there are 70 thalassemia patients in Purnia alone," said Thakur, who also suffers from the disease. Thakur was earlier involved in starting a similar blood transfusion centre in Vadodara's Bhailal Amin General Hospital, which was set up with donor funds and is currently functional. It will have a blood bank and a basic laboratory to carry out tests along with a TV set for patients and one split air conditioner.

Source: dna July 03, 2017 01:41 UTC