(HBO) – Thalassemia is the most common inherited blood disorder, causing heavy consequences for both the patients and their families. Hoa Binh province has a high rate of people carrying out the disease in their genes.
Locals are being tested for thalassemia.
To screen for and manage the disease, the province has taken
several measures, including communications work to raise people’s awareness on
pre-marriage health checkup and consultation, and antenatal health screening.
Hoa Binh has teamed up with Medlatec hospital to run a programme on thalassemia
screening and management. In 2017, the hospital collaborated with the
provincial Health Department to offer free screening tests for mutated
thalassemia gene to 543 residents in Cao Phong district’s Yen Lap and Yen
Thuong communes, with 35.1 percent of whom or 191 people found to be likely to have
such gene.
In August 2019, Medlatec continued working with the
department and the Hoa Binh General
Hospital in launching a
large-scale screening programme. Accordingly, the hospital spent 3 billion VND
on free screening tests for 2,000 locals. Besides blood tests, residents were
also equipped with knowledge on the disease and given consultation after
receiving test results.
In the coming time, to step up its efforts, Hoa Binh needs
to continue replicating thalassemia-related preventative models across
districts and cities. Awareness-raising campaigns are also necessary to help
the public understand the disease and benefits of early screening. The health
department is recommended to run professional training courses on thalassemia
detection, treatment and patient management for medical workers in district-
and provincial-level health facilities./.
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