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TIF is excited to be participating in the 26th EHA Annual Congress, held this year virtually on 09 – 17 June 2021. Ms Lily Cannon, TIF Operations Manager, attended a…

June 14 marks World Blood Donor Day 2021. World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is a very special occasion dedicated to raising global awareness about the insurmountable value of voluntary, non-remunerated…

Read. Learn. Empower. The Thalassaemia International Federation´s internationally acclaimed Educational Programme is a fundamental component of TIF´s work and is specifically designed for and addressed to the ever-growing learning needs…

A new reassuring US study, published recently in the journal Transfusion, suggests that the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV2 through blood transfusion is highly unlikely. For the study, the investigators…

In the midst of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, US President Joe Biden openly supported the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) proposal to lift the proprietary limits on COVID-19 vaccines, in service…

The multi-stakeholder Blood and Beyond initiative recently published a policy briefing shedding light on how the COVID-19 pandemic affects blood use, blood transfusion services, and patients in whom transfusions are…

In occasion of the International Thalassaemia Day 2021, Ali Sattarpour, 45, France, Fédération SOS GLOBI Vice President and TIF’s Thalassaemia Patient Advocacy Group (T-PAG) Member, recounts a life of struggles,…

In celebration of the International Thalassaemia Day 2021,  the Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) proudly presents a High-level Event for the Official Premiere of the Federation’s Global Thalassaemia Review, to take…

On International Thalassaemia Day, TIF shines a light on the striking health inequalities that affect the global thalassaemia community, further accentuated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. NICOSIA, May 5, 2021/Thalassaemia International…