Thalassemia Clinic in JLT

Dr. Masood Uz Zaman Akhtar is a General Physician by profession who also
owns other businesses. He is now planning to establish a Thalassemia Research Clinic in Lakepoint Tower, the first private facility of its kind in the UAE.

Thalassemia is an inherited disease that affects the red blood cells. It is widely prevalent in the Gulf region and requires the patient to undergo blood transfusions every month as it causes the body to make fewer healthy red blood cells and less hemoglobin than normal.

There are two forms of the disease, minor and major. When both parents carry the gene for Thalassemia minor, the child could be born with no illness, or could be a Thalassemia minor carrier, or could have Thalassemia major. There is no way to predict in advance.