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Ontario Government has listened.
Many thanks to the Ontario ministry of health for listening to patient groups and funding Exjade for patients living with Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia.
Thanks to you all for supporting the initiatives that made it possible.
Sickle Cell Patients that need Exjade are now able to receive it without worrying about being able to afford it.
You made it possible.
Iron Overload is deadly. Public Funding Needed for Exjade Now
Some of the people living with Sickle Cell, Thalassemia, and Rare Anemia Disease need to be on continuous blood transfusion. Without blood transfusion, life could be difficult even prove fatal. Their well-being depends on blood transfusion.
At the same time, the continuous transfusion brings on Iron Overload which if not excreted out of the system, might damage the vital organs of the body. Exjade is a simple pill that can be mixed with juice in the morning and taken by patients to help excrete the excess Iron.

Currently many patients are receiving Exjade through their physicians on compassionate ground. The dilemma for these patients is that the manufacturer will not continue to make Exjade available to them on compassionate ground indefinitely.

The Ontario Drug Programs (Ministry of Health) promises to look into funding Exjade for patients but up till now, it has not been done. Patients can not wait indefinitely. Lives are at risk. We need you, the patients, the parents and the family members of patients to be part of the campaign by putting your information below, showing support for this cause. A compiled signature will be attached to a letter that will be sent to the Minister of Health.

And please let us know if you are a patient or a parent of a patient on Continous Blood Transfusion.

Thanks,
Board of Directors
Seed of Life Philanthropic Organization