A congenital hemolytic disorder thalassemia refers to a spectrum of genetic blood disorders involving the absence of or errors in genes responsible for producing hemoglobin.A person with thalassemia has very less number of red blood cells which may also be small in size. The resultant impact can range from mild to severe and at times even life-threatening. India has about 40 million carriers of thalassemia and over 100000 thalassemia majors are under blood transfusion everymonth. People need to be made aware that the prevention and management of this condition involves prenatal counselling and tests done in a timely manner. This