Many thalassemia patients are transfusion-dependent for life, starting from the age of six months.

It was perhaps one of the luckiest days for Osman Haider Chishty and Sanjida Luna, as they welcomed their baby girl on April 10, 2005. They named her Sirajum Munira Punni.

Thalassaemia is the most common congenital disorder in Bangladesh. It is estimated that nearly 14,000 thalassaemic children are born every year here.