Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders II – Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #515 by Asrar Qureshi
Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders II – Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #515 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues! This is Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #515. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Continued from Previous…… To understand the scope, range, and impact of MSF activities, it may be relevant to see the broad segments they are working on. CHILD CARE PROJECTS MSF runs Thalassemia treatment center at Elias Haraoui hospital in Zahle, Lebanon. It is the only center in the country which is providing support to children suffering from this genetic disorder. Thalassemia major patients need two or three blood transfusions a month. The first challenge is to arrange safe blood in regular supply. Secondly, due to heavy breakdown of red cells, thalass...