Promote and increase awareness about the disease of thalassemia in the community.
The state of Sabah, a Repsol operations area in Malaysia, has the highest percentage of thalassemia patients in the country. In 2018, the region totalled 1800 cases, which grows every year due to the births of new carriers of the disease.
Repsol, in collaboration with the Malaysian Ministry of Health and Thalassemia Society, as helpful for blood analyses for future spouses and pregnant women to determine if they are carriers and combat the disease at the source
Objectives
Promote and increase awareness about the disease of thalassemia in the community.
Encourage the public to donate blood to help thalassemia patients who need constant blood transfusions.
Involve the community in the fight against the disease to eradicate thalassemia in Malaysia by 2030.
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