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Ibrahim (name changed) was born in Tanzania and when he was just 9 months he looked pale and was not able to feed and grow well like other babies of his age. He had frequent infections and blood tests showed severe anaemia with a hemoglobin level of 3.5 gm! Ibrahim had been surviving on less than a quarter of the required level of oxygen and required an urgent blood transfusion to save his life. Blood tests of him and his parents confirmed that he had thalassaemia major.

Thalassaemia major...