A Nation’s Silent Struggle: How You Can Help Support Hemophilia & Thalassemia Patients in Pakistan through Your Zakat and Cash Donations

 Every day in Pakistan, thousands of children wake up not knowing if they’ll receive the life-saving blood transfusion or treatment they desperately need. They are not battling a contagious disease or the aftermath of an accident. Instead, they live with chronic, inherited conditions—thalassemia and hemophilia—that silently claim lives due to a lack of awareness, treatment, and funding.

At Fatimid Foundation, we’ve dedicated decades to ensuring these vulnerable patients are not forgotten. But we can’t do it alone. This is a national struggle that demands national support, and your Zakat and Cash Donations can be the bridge between despair and survival.

Understanding the Crisis: What Are Thalassemia & Hemophilia?

Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that prevents the body from producing enough healthy red blood cells. Most patients, especially children, require regular blood transfusions every 2–3 weeks to stay alive.

Hemophilia, on the other hand, affects the body’s ability to clot blood. Even a minor injury can lead to life-threatening internal bleeding without access to clotting factor treatments.

Both conditions are lifelong. Without consistent treatment, patients face organ damage, disability, or death. And yet, these diseases rarely make headlines or gain the public attention they deserve.

The Reality in Pakistan

Pakistan faces one of the highest rates of genetic blood disorders in South Asia:

• Around 100,000+ patients are currently living with thalassemia and hemophilia.

• Each year, 5,000+ children are born with thalassemia major.

• Due to a lack of awareness and affordability, many children die before their 10th birthday.

These are not rare cases. They are happening in our neighborhoods, cities, and rural clinics—often without us knowing.

Fatimid Foundation: A Lifeline of Hope

For over 40 years, Fatimid Foundation has been a trusted name in providing free or heavily subsidized care for patients suffering from these conditions. Across our nationwide network of centers, we offer:

• Regular blood transfusions

• Safe, screened blood products

• Clotting factor replacement therapy

• Medical counseling and genetic education

• Diagnostic lab testing

Each patient requires long-term care, sometimes for decades. For many families living below the poverty line, this care would be unaffordable—if not for donors like you.

Where Does Your Money Go?

Zakat and Cash Donations to the Fatimid are not just charity—it’s an investment in human life. Here's how your  Zakat and Cash Donations help:

• PKR 500 can help screen a single blood unit for infections like hepatitis and HIV.

• PKR 3,000–5,000 supports a full transfusion session for a child with thalassemia.

• PKR 10,000 can supply a hemophilia patient with essential clotting factor for a month.

Monthly donors enable us to plan continuous care, ensuring no child misses a transfusion due to lack of funds.

Every rupee counts. And every contribution directly touches a life.

Why We Need Your Help Now?

As our patient base grows and medical costs rise, the gap between need and available funding is widening. Without sustainable support, many of our centers are forced to make impossible decisions: which patients can be treated today, and which ones must wait?

For a child with thalassemia, waiting can mean serious health decline. For a hemophilia patient, waiting can be fatal.

You can change that!

What can you do Today?

•  Make a Zakat and Cash Donation

Visit our official website or drop by any Fatimid branch to contribute. One-time or monthly donations are both welcome and Zakat-eligible.

• Spread the Word

Share this blog. Educate your community. Awareness leads to action.

• Become a Monthly Donor

Even a small, recurring donation ensures uninterrupted care for patients who rely on consistent treatment.

• Sponsor a Patient

Contact us to directly support the medical needs of a specific child or adult under our care.

Real Impact: A Donor’s Legacy

Last year, a regular donor from Lahore sponsored the treatment of a 9-year-old girl with thalassemia. With consistent transfusions and proper nutrition, she returned to school after missing a year due to illness.

“I used to think donations were just drops in a bucket. But when I met the child I supported through Fatimid, I realized—I wasn’t just helping her live. I was helping her dream again.” — A Fatimid Donor

Final Word: Be the Difference

Pakistan’s battle against blood disorders is silent—but your support can make it loud, hopeful, and life-saving.

At Fatimid Foundation, we believe every life is worth fighting for, regardless of income, background, or diagnosis. Your  Zakat and Cash Donations are not just money—it’s medicine, relief, and dignity.

Donate today. Because every drop and every rupee counts.