GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME

DR. DAYARAM PATEL PHARMACY COLLEGE, BARDOLI

A Report on THALASSEMIA CAMP/DAY on 29-11-19DR.DAYARAM PATEL PHARMMACY COLLEGE

NSS Unit Name/College Name: Dr. Dayaram Patel Pharmacy College, Bardoli

Event NAME: Thalassemia Camp

Event Date, Time and Location: 29-11-2019, 11.00 a.m., Dr. Dayaram Patel Pharmacy College, Bardoli

Brief Description of the Event:

Dr. Dayaram Patel Pharmacy College had organized a Thalassemia camp on 29th November

2019. On this day, the students of first and second year Diploma Pharmacy were gathered for

their thalassemia test. Two Representatives of the Indian Red Cross Society, Gujarat State

Branch have visited the college for the same. Arrangements were made to collect the blood

samples of students for the test. Before collecting the samples, the students were explained in

detail about the significance of the test and the awareness of Thalassemia in community.

The whole camp was conducted smoothly.

Major Outcomes of Event:

As Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the body makes an abnormal type of

haemoglobin, it results into in excessive destruction of red blood cells, which leads to anaemia. So it

becomes more important to have an awareness of the Thalassemia test in community, institutions etc.

The Thalassemia test was done of total 44 students of the institute “Dr. Dayaram Patel Pharmacy College,

Bardoli”. Out of which 18 were female and 26 were male students. A total of 12 female and 12 male

students had negative test for the typical Beta Thalassemia. But one male candidate has a suggestive of

Sickle cell trait. Two of female and one of the male candidates have found to have suggestive of Sickle

Cell Trait with co-existence of or co-inheritance of alpha thalassemia. One male candidate has been found

to have suggestive of Typical Beta Thalassemia Minor.

Photographs of the Event