{"id":11231,"date":"2025-05-11T13:31:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T10:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hskurd.org\/?p=11231"},"modified":"2025-05-11T13:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T10:31:19","slug":"may-8-world-thalassemia-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hskurd.org\/?p=11231&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"May 8 &#8211; World Thalassemia Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder, is not only a health challenge but also a story of daily struggle for people who need regular blood transfusions and continuous care. Through this day, the importance of early detection, premarital genetic testing, and the importance of integrating patients into society are highlighted.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Together, we can support those affected morally and financially through donation boxes distributed in NES and by donating blood by going to the Kurdish Red Crescent Hospital for Oncology, Burns, and Thalassemia in the city of Qamishlo.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Every word, every support, and every donation makes a difference.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IWjkYRFnsqE<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder, is not only a health challenge but also a story of daily struggle for people who need regular blood transfusions and continuous care. Through this day, the importance of early detection, premarital genetic testing, and the importance of integrating patients into society are highlighted. Together, we can support those affected [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":11228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2173,816,835,829],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awareness-campaigns","category-health","category-reports","category-stories"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hskurd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/f17030ad-3de0-4cf8-983b-d25e5ad56baa.jpg?fit=2047%2C2560&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12375,"url":"https:\/\/hskurd.org\/?p=12375&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":11231,"position":0},"title":"A humanitarian initiative to support children with cancer and thalassemia through blood donation.","author":"user55","date":"26 \u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633\u060c 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A number of generous donors donated blood today to the Kurdish Red Crescent Hospital for Oncology and Thalassemia, responding to the humanitarian appeal and demonstrating their commitment to supporting sick children. 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