State Minister of Social Welfare Farzana Sharmin said that 11.4 percent of the country’s total population or more than two crore people are carriers of thalassemia. He said, “Treatment of thalassemia is very expensive. 90 percent of the people suffering from this disease cannot afford the treatment. If we can take precautions in advance, we can reduce the risk of getting thalassemia to a great extent.” Saturday… details
