Hyderabad grandfather turns personal pain into thalassemia crusade
After his granddaughter was diagnosed with thalassemia, 74-year-old Dr Chandrakant Agarwal turned his family’s struggle into a national mission. As president of Hyderabad’s Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Society, he advocates screening, education, and free treatment, hoping to prevent future suffering from this inherited yet avoidable blood disorder through awareness and empathy.