By Rafiq Vayani
KARACHI: Dr Zahid Hasan Ansari, Convener/Chairman National Standing Committee on Blood Banks and Thalassemia Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI). Chief Guest Deputy Speaker Sindh Assembly Madam Rehana Laghari and Guest of Honour Ashfaq Memon Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh with SVP FPCCI Mirza Ikhtiar Baig. VP Muslim Muhammadi. Abdul Sami Khan (SI) representatives of all leading blood banks present a seminar on “World Blood Donors Day” by SC FPCCI on Blood Banks and Thalassemia Centers, under convenor Zahid Hasan Ansari and VP-FPCCI Muslim Mohamedi.
An interactive session with honorable Ms. Rehana Laghari, (Chief Guest) Deputy speaker Sindh Assembly and Mr. Ashfaq Memon, Special assistant to CM, Sindh.
Discussed various issues related to Blood Supply in Pakistan with special emphasis on Thalassemia patient needs.
Mr. Muslim requested to Ms. Rehana Laghari to try evolve an implementation program for a Thalassemia Minor testing bill approved by Sindh Assembly in 2015.
The Deputy Speaker vowed to resolve this major National issue. As a first step she proposed to arrange a detailed meeting of CM with FPCCI team and relevant stake holders so that this issue is solved.