1. AS OCIAL P ROJECT
ON
THALASSEMIA PROGRAMME
UNDERGONE AT
AHMEDABAD

2. Project guide:
Prof. Jitendra Sharma
Submitted by:
Parakhiya Vasant

3. ABOUT INDIAN RED CROSS
SOCIETY
 The British Government, after the II world war and failure of the
League of Nations, started establishment of National Red Cross
Societies in their colonial nations. The Act 15 of 1920 established the
Indian Red Cross Society in 1920.
 Subsequently the Indian Red Cross Society Ahmedabad District was
established in 1923. The collector Shri Garret became the 1st
President and Sir Ramanlal Nilkanth became the Hon. Secretary of
the Society.
 The act was last amended in 1992 and of rules were formed in 1994.
 The IRCS has 35 State / Union Territories Branches with their more
than 700 districts and sub district branches.
 The President of India is the President and Hon'ble Union Health
Minister is the Chairman of the Society.
 The Secretary General is the Chief Executive of the Society

4. President IRCS
Hon'ble President of India:
(Smt.) Pratibha Devisingh Patil
Chairman Secretary General
Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss Dr. S.P. Agarwal

5. PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES
 Promoting humanitarian principles and values
 Disaster response
 Disaster preparedness
 Health and Care in the Community.

6. OTHER MAJOR ACTIVITIES
 Hospital services
 Blood Bank
 HIV/AIDS Programmes
 Home for disabled servicemen
 Vocational training centers
 Tracing activities
 Maternity railway & other accidents and events
 Child and family welfare
 Nursing
 Junior Red cross activities
 Preparedness and prevention of communicable & infectious diseases
 Relief operations in fire
 Railway & other accidents and events

7. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
 To Study thalassemia program at Indian Red Cross
Society, Ahmedabad.
 To study awareness level among student.
 To study how Indian Red Cross Society are
providing treatment and blood units to patients.
 To know the working area of Indian Red Cross
Society.
 How NGO like Indian Red Cross Society working
for our society.

8. SCOPE OF THE PROJECT
 To find out awareness of Thalassemia among
students.
 To spread awareness among students how to
prevent from Thalassemia.
 To spread awareness about medical treatment of
Thalassemia.

9. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 Sampling Design:
 Target Population: College Students
 Sample Frame: Gandhinagar
 Sampling Technique: Convenience Sampling.
 Sample Size: 50
 We have collected secondary data from websites of the Indian Red
Cross Society, Ahmedabad and other websites related to the
Thalassemia and broachers of Indian Red Cross Society,
Ahmedabad.

10. INTRODUCTION OF THALASSEMIA
 It’s a Genetic blood disorder.
 A Blood cell consists of two different proteins, an
alpha and a beta.
 Red blood cells do not form properly and cannot
carry sufficient oxygen.
 Thalassemia is not a single disorder but a group of
related disorder.
 There are 23 pairs of chromosome, in thalassemia
minor one chromosome of 11 pair is defected.

11. PROBABILITY OF THALASSEMIA

12. THALASSEMIA MAJOR
 Thalassemia major, occurs when a child inherits
two mutated genes, one from each parent.
 Thalassemia major usually develop the symptoms
of severe anemia within the first year of life.
 They lack the ability to produce normal adult
hemoglobin (red blood cells).
 Patients are regular transfusions of red blood cells
every (Every 4 to 6 weeks).
 Probability of Thalassemia Major- 25%

13. THALASSEMIA MINOR
 Thalassemia trait in one gene are known as carriers
or Thalassemia minor.
 Special blood test called hemoglobin
electrophoresis which can identify the gene.
 Probability of Thalassemia Minor- 50%.

14. THALASSEMIA INTERMEDIA
 Milder form of Thalassemia.
 One of the more severe thalassemic genes.
 Develop symptoms later in life.

15. CAUSES OF THALASSEMIA
 There are red cells, white cells and plate
cells in our blood.
 Hemoglobin in red blood cells carries
oxygen from lungs to all parts of body.
 Lack of Protein(hemoglobin)- can't carry
enough oxygen- thalassemia occur.
 People with moderate to severe forms of
thalassemia have inherited abnormal genes
from both parents.

16. SIGN & SYMPTOMS OF
THALASSEMIA
 Severity of symptoms depends on the severity of the
disorder.
 Alpha thalassemia - No signs or symptoms of the disorder.
 Mild Anemia- People feel tired.
 Beta thalassemia- Slowed growth and delayed puberty.
 Severe Thalassemia-Pale and listless appearance, Poor
appetite, Slowed growth and delayed puberty.

17. DIAGNOSE OF THALASSEMIA
 Complete blood count (CBC) – provide amount of
hemoglobin and the different kinds of blood cells.
 Special hemoglobin tests - Types of hemoglobin in
a blood.

18. TREATMENT OF THALASSEMIA
 Blood Transfusions - Main treatment for people
who have moderate or severe thalassemias.
 Red blood cells live for only about 120 days.
 Thalassemia Major - Need regular blood
transfusions ( every 21 days).
 It is expensive and carry a risk of transmitting
infections and viruses.
 IRCS provide calferal to remove excessive Iron
from body.

19. IRON CHELATION THERAPY
 Needed to remove excess iron from the body.
 Deferasirox is a pill taken once a day.
 Deferoxamine is a liquid medicine that's given
slowly under the skin.
 Folic Acid Supplements: - Folic acid is a B vitamin
that helps build healthy red blood cells.

20. DATA ANALYSIS
1. Have you donated blood?
Yes No

21. 2. Do you know about the Thalassemia?
Yes No

22. 3. Do you know how this disease spreads?
Yes No

23. 4. Do you know about treatment?
_________________________________________
_____

24. 5. Do you think that Thalassemia test is necessary
before marriage?
Yes No

25. 6. Do you think you have to join this awareness
programme of Thalassemia?
_________________________________________
_____

26. ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS
 We have made questionnaire for students and from
that we have analyze that most of student know
about Thalassemia but not in detail but they know
that it is necessary to test before marriage.

27. SUGGESTION
 Government should organize awareness
programme of Thalassemia in colleges.
 The Leader of each and every cast and society
organize seminar for the same.
 Government should make a compulsory test for
Thalassemia and it should be free of charge.
 Government should make a compulsory blood
donation for healthy people

28. LIMITATIONS OF STUDY
 Sample size of 50 units cannot give accurate
conclusion regarding students awareness.
 This research is done only for the students of
Gandhinagar not for the students of other cities of
Gujarat or India.
 Research works, analysis, interpretation and finding
are influences by time constrains
 There may be possibilities for Bias or dishonesty on
the part of respondents.

29. REFERENCE
 www.indianredcross.org
 http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/thal_inheritance.html
 http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/menu_thal.html
 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Thalas
semia/Thalassemia_WhatIs.html
 Broachers and Video CD of Indian Red Cross
Society, Ahmedabad

30. THANK YOU