First Security Islami Bank Ltd. (FSIBL) and Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives (ideSHi) have held a free thalassemia carrier screening and awareness camp at FazlulHaque Muslim Hall, Dhaka University, a press release said Tuesday. Thalassemia is a deadly disease that is transmitted through parents. Thalassemia can be prevented if one thalassemia carrier does not marry another thalassemia carrier. That why, it is important for every person who are planning to marry to have a thalassemia test. Dr. Firdausi Qadri, Laureate of Ramon Magsaysay Award 2021 and Lead, Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives, Syed Waseque Md. Ali, MD, FSIBL and Professor Shah Mohammad, provost, Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall, Professor, EmranKabir and Professor Dr. A H M Nurun Nabi, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dhaka University were also present.
