Pre-Marriage genetic testing

Did you know that India is the #thalassemia capital of the world. Around 10000-15000 children are born every year as thalaseemia #major. "#Thalassemia" and "#Sickle cell disease" are the two serious, life long, incurable #haemoglobin disorders which have been declared "GLOBAL HEALTH PROBLEMS" by #WHO. Both of these are gentically transferred by passing on the faulty genes by the parents to the child. Both parents are completely unaware about their thalssemia or sickle cell #trait since they themselves had no symptoms of the disease. They didn't know that they were carrying this defective #gene which they passed on to the child. Had they known their #genotype for the two #genetic disorders through #pre-marriage genetic testing they could have been provided the necessary genetic #counseling