<span style="color: #222222;">Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that public representatives at all levels from Parliament to Panchayat should make efforts to prevent thalassemia by organizing mass movements through collective efforts. He said, it is only through such efforts that the idea of Thalassemia-free India will be fulfilled. Mr. Birla was addressing the World Thalassemia Day programme organized at Sir Gangaram Hospital, in New Delhi on Tuesday.<br />''<br />''Referring to the theme of International Thalassemia Day 2023, 'Be Aware, Share, Care: Strengthening Education to Bridge the Thalassemia Care Gap', the Speaker observed that the theme informs the future course of action and helps people affected by it, by ensuring availability of up-to-date information about thalassemia to doctors and other healthcare professionals. Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda was also present on this occasion.</span><br />