10 years ago, Klodiana Gjini and her husband never thought their child would have thalassemia.
During the pregnancy planning, both of them turned out to be carriers of this disease, but the doctor, says Klodiana, had stated that the chances of giving birth to a thalassemic child were low. In fact, it turned out to be quite the opposite. Their 9-year-old daughter with thalassemia needs periodic blood transfusions.
On World Thalassemia Day, Klodiana called on young couples to undergo all necessary examinations and consultations before having children.
350 patients in our country have thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder. People born with this disease need blood transfusions throughout their lives.
In the last two years, there have been no deaths or new births with this disorder. While sick patients are in constant need of blood.
Otherwise known as Mediterranean anemia, this genetic disease is widespread in the Mediterranean population and common in marshy areas.
According to genetics, if both parents are carriers of thalassemia, without signs of the disease, thalassemic children are born. The chance of giving birth to a healthy child is only a quarter or 25%. (A2 Televizion)
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