FOR THE GOOD OF PATIENTS

After repeated demands and requests from the patients of Thalassemia and Hemophilia, Kerala State Blood Transfusion Council (BTC) has finally decided to initiate a survey to collect the details of the patients suffering from blood related diseases. This would enable the real victims of blood related diseases to get benefits from the government.
The long term demand of the associations of patients with blood related diseases to provide identity card for them would also be fulfilled after the survey. The patients of blood related diseases as well as their relatives have been demanding the government to issue ID card for past many years. With the ID card the patient who meets with some accidents will be able to get better treatment at the earliest. It will also help to get rail way concessions for the hemophilia patients.

The survey will find out the number of hemophilia, Thalassemia and Sickle cell anemia patients in the state and the reason why large number of cases are reported from norhth kerala.
The associations including Blood Patients Protection Council, Hemophilia society and other similar associations have been demanding for free treatment for patients who require repeated blood transfusion.
The survey will also include a study to find out the reason for the diseases and the possible interventions to help the patients. As blood related diseases are hereditary, marriage between relatives are noted as one reason for the disease and awareness programme on the spreading of the disease will also be conducted after a survey.