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Diyala medical college holds thalassaemia awareness seminar with health directorate
The University of Diyala's College of Medicine in Iraq has run a public seminar on thalassaemia, a genetic blood disorder, jointly with the public health department of the Diyala Health Directorate.
Why it matters: Community members in Diyala were the stated audience for the college's seminar on the causes, prevention of and screening for thalassaemia.
The University of Diyala said its College of Medicine held an awareness seminar on thalassaemia in cooperation with the public health department of the Diyala Health Directorate.
According to the university, the seminar aimed to raise health awareness among members of the community and explain the nature of the disease, its hereditary causes and ways of preventing it.
The university said the seminar also addressed the importance of medical screening.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
The seminar, organised by the University of Diyala's College of Medicine with the Diyala Health Directorate's public health department, was directed at community members and covered the hereditary causes of thalassaemia, its prevention and the role of medical screening.
