03/05/09 : Sekurus International will be participating with the Phoenix Riders Club and other motorcycle Club in support of the International Thalassaemia Awareness week from the 2nd of May to bring attention to Thalassaemia, an inherited disease of the red blood cells.

For those who may not know, Thalassaemia is a medical disease whereby there is genetic defect in a human body and therefore resulted in a synthesis of an abnormal hemoglobin molecule. If Thalassaemia is controlled and treated naturally like many other diseases, the patients can live comfortably.

In order to express its support, Sekurus CEO Basel Al Salah will be riding with The Phoenix Riders Culb, starting at 6pm from Al Wasel hospital to Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR), the event being sponsored by the Ministry of Health.

Al Salah said “There are an estimated 60-80 million people in the world who carry the beta thalassaemia trait alone. This is a very rough estimate and the actual number of thalassaemia major patients is unknown due to the prevalence of thalassaemia in less developed countries in the Middle East and Asia where genetic screening resources are limited.”

The aim of International Thalassaemia Day is to get people talking about the disease and to raise money for research. The campaign will take off from May 2nd to May 8th and will try and reach the largest number of people as possible.

Dr Khawla Bel Houl, director of Dubai Thalassaemia Centre said it costs about AED 50,000 to treat one patient.

"This will be our most active community outreach ever," she said.

The Centre has 750 patients and 450 of them are couples who are both carriers.

"We can never stop talking about thalassaemia prevention or we begin to see new cases," she said.

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About Phoenix Riders:

The Phoenix Riders club is a motorcyle riding club and was formed to bring all Lebanese riders together along with all other riders for the common interest of promoting motorcycling as a sport through responsible activities for its members.

Phoenix Riders club is a family oriented club with a family oriented philosophy.
www.phoenixriders.ae
 

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