Courtesy: dailymirror.lk
The National Thalassemia Centre is to launch a program to carry out blood tests among prospective marriage partners in a bid to reduce the prevalence of the disease in the country.
The programme for the blood examination of young marriage partners is to be launched as a joint project by the National Thalassemia Centre in Kurunegala, North Western Province Health Ministry and the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ashok Perera who is also the Head of the National Thalassemia Centre said this program would be launched as there had been no reduction in the prevalence of the disease in the country despite various programs being conducted.
