Raising awareness among Mauritians about thalassemia and collecting as many pints of blood as possible to ensure the treatment of thalassemia patients. It is with this in mind that Emtel organized this Wednesday, June 1st a Mega Blood Drive in Ebène, in support of the NGO Thalassemia Society of Mauritius. This initiative is part of the World Thalassemia Day celebrated on May 8th. A press conference, attended by the Minister of Health, the Honorable Kailesh Jagutpal, was also held to present the new protocols and guidelines for doctors and health professionals for thalassemia patients.
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“At Emtel, we have always focused our social actions around the well-being of Mauritians. Today, we are happy to once again be able to provide our support to these people who suffer from thalassemia,” said Kresh Goomany, CEO of Emtel.
“This new campaign has had a good receptivity, which is very encouraging for us. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to making the Emtel Mega Blood Drive a success, the collaborators as well as the participants. We hope that more and more people will become aware of the importance of such an initiative”.
The blood collection campaign took place in different localities of the cybercity in Ebène: the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tower, the Cyber Tower 2, the commercial center of Ebène and the NeXTeracom tower. In all, 305 pints of blood were collected.
The Minister of Health, the Honorable Kailesh Jagutpal, emphasized the importance of the role of companies for this kind of social action but also that of the public: “Thalassemia patients are a priority for my ministry. We are implementing protocols to ensure equal care for all. It is essential to set up awareness campaigns on thalassemia and I would like to thank Emtel for its initiative. I encourage other companies to follow suit. I also appeal to the general public on the importance of donating blood”.
For the managers of the NGO Thalassemia Society of Mauritius, this initiative meets a great need: “On behalf of the beneficiaries of our NGO, I would like to thank Emtel for its continued support. This blood drive is very important to us. It will allow us to ensure the treatment of our beneficiaries to treat this blood anomaly, it is necessary to regularly resort to blood transfusions in order to prevent complications linked to Thalassemia”, declared Amrita Vayid, the President of the NGO.
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disease that causes a decrease in red blood cells, and therefore the body has less hemoglobin. This is essential because it is what allows red blood cells to transport oxygen to all parts of the body. For this reason, people with this disease may suffer from anemia and children may suffer from growth retardation. Failure to receive treatment will cause excess iron and heart failure, followed by premature death.
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