Thalassaemia: Sabah needs most blood aid

26 Oct 2020 • 11:30 AM MYT
Daily Express
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Kota Kinabalu: Not many would know or even care if it does not happen to them. That is what thalassaemia patients in Sabah face.

Thalassaemia is a genetic disease of red blood cells that causes the patient unable to produce quality red blood cells in sufficient quantity.

According to the Health Ministry, a child inherited the thalassaemia gene from the parents. 

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