India, Aug. 22 -- Two organisations have come together to safeguard future generations from Thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder, through routine pregnancy screening.

The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) and Veha Foundation, a non-profit company, unveiled the 'Good Clinical Practice Recommendations' (GCPR) for universal antenatal Thalassemia screening, prevention, and diagnosis on Thursday in Pune, as part of their Project MUKTA (Mission to Unite and Keep Thalassemia Away).

The guidelines were released in Pune by Dr Sunita Tandulwadkar, President of FOGSI, along with Dr Jaydeep Tank, Immediate Past President of FOGSI, Rumana Hamied, Director of Veha Foundation, and Dr Pooja Lodha, National Conven...