Sri Lanka, May 19 -- The Sri Lanka Navy handed over 400 thalassemia infusion systems to the Health Ministry recently, in a significant step towards combating thalassemia.Sri Lankan tourism

The handing over ceremony took place at the Navy Headquarters with Navy Commander Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, marking a gesture in observance of World Thalassemia Day (May 8).

The infusion system is very essential for thalassemia patients for the removal of excessive iron deposits gathered in vital organs as a result of frequent blood transfusions.

As the unit price of a similar infusion system is very high in the market, a cost-effective thalassemia infusion system was first manufactured in 2011 by the Navy Research and Development Unit, utilisi...