Fight against Thalassemia | Sujata Raikar | TEDxVIT
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 Published On Jul 15, 2019

Sujata Raikar, born in a Punjabi family, is the Trustee of SAATH Charitable Trust (Support And Aid for Thalassemia Healing). She did her Master's in Computer Application from Gujarat and came to Mumbai post marriage. She came to know about Thalassemia in 2008 and is a person with a sensitive nature; she decided to dedicate her life for Thalassemia affected patients. She also pledged to spread awareness about it. As the work increased, she established SAATH Charitable Trust. Today, through this trust, 90 Thalassemia patients from extremely poor families are provided medicines and their medical needs are taken care of. Uptill now she has given information about Thalassemia to more than 50000 people all over Maharashtra. She dreams of a Thalassemia free India. Sujata Raikar, born in a Punjabi family, is the Trustee of SAATH Charitable Trust (Support And Aid for Thalassemia Healing). She did her Master's in Computer Application from Gujarat and came to Mumbai post marriage. She came to know about Thalassemia in 2008 and is a person with a sensitive nature; she decided to dedicate her life for Thalassemia affected patients. She also pledged to spread awareness about it. As the work increased, she established SAATH Charitable Trust. Today, through this trust, 90 Thalassemia patients from impoverished families are provided medicines, and their medical needs are taken care of. Up till now she has given information about Thalassemia to more than 50000 people all over Maharashtra. She dreams of a Thalassemia free India. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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