Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Narayana Health to Organize Major HLA Testing Camp for Thalassemia Patients in Kolkata
Narayana Health is organizing a big event in Kolkata to find matches for bone marrow transplants for kids with thalassemia.
This can cure them and let them live normal lives.
The test is free, and they'll help families who can't afford treatment.
It's on December 21st at Narayana R N Tagore Hospital in Mukundapur.
Narayana Health to screen over 500 thalassemia patients and families in Kolkata for BMT matches
Camp aims to provide access to curative treatment for children with thalassemia
Free HLA testing open to children below 12 diagnosed with thalassemia
Narayana Health has completed over 2,500 bone marrow transplants
Financial support offered to families with suitable matches
- Who
- Narayana Health, Dr. Sunil Bhat, Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty
- What
- Organizing HLA Testing Camp for thalassemia patients
- When
- December 21, 2025
- Where
- Narayana R N Tagore Hospital, Mukundapur, Kolkata
- Why
- To provide access to curative treatment for children with thalassemia
- Date
- December 21, 2025
- Location
- Narayana R N Tagore Hospital, Mukundapur, Kolkata
- Target Age Group
- Children below 12 years of age
- Organizer
- Narayana Health
- Expected Participants
- Over 500 thalassemia patients and families