Thalassaemia Awareness Camp
Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City completed its 2nd Thalassaemia awareness session on 30th September23 at the Indian Institute of Mother & Child premises at Sonarpur. 85 participants attended the session which included parents, women, men and students of the nearby villages.
The entire session was conducted by PP Rtn Subhojit Roy is a very easy to understand basic understanding of the genetic disorder, Thalassaemia. the 45 minutes session was in an interactive format. The participants were enthusiastic as well as attentive and due to the prodding of the speaker it was discovered that 2 of the participants had already tested blood for carrier detection, they were made to share their experience and hence became the true ambassadors for carrier detection campaign. PP Rtn Subhojit Roy also implored the participants to donate blood regularly.