New Delhi, Aug 18 (UNI) India has about 1 to 1.5 lakh children born with Thalassemia major -- the largest number in the world -- and about 10,000-15,000 children having Thalassemia major are born every year.
Stating this, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan said the only cure available for such children was bone marrow transplantation (BMT).
"However, BMT is difficult and not affordable by the parents of all these children. Therefore, the mainstay