Thalassemia Awareness and Screening Campaign

This "Thalassemia Awareness and Screening Campaign" is part of a countrywide awareness and research project among university students in Bangladesh. BioTED is conducting this campaign with funding support from Base care Foundation UK and GenX Health as technical partner. We are conducting this campaign in selected universities in 8 divisions of Bangladesh. We are currently offering 100 free thalassemia screening at your esteemed university. It is of note that according to national survey 2024, the percentage of thalassemia carrier is 11% in our population and this is 11.2% in Chittagong division. We want to aware our young generation to be screened for thalassemia carrier status so that they can take informed decision before choosing a partner during their marriage. Because, thalassemia in children occurs when two carriers (Father and Mother) get married. Being in EDU, you must take this opportunity of free thalassemia screening.