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My name is Ali Asghar Akhtar. I am 25 yrs old. I live in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I am an Indian Nationality. My parents had applied for Canadian Immigration 4 years back. At last i have received a response from Canadian Immigration Dept. Unfortunately during the medical exam they found a scar on my stomach which resulted in further investigation. I then thereby declared that i am a Thalassemic Patient from the age 3 and i am on a regular transfusion and on Exjade medication. But i am a 'healthy' thalassemic patient with only blood transfusion once in 4 weeks and consumption of 1500 mg of Exjade daily-Ferritin- 1000 only.

There are no complication and i lead a 'healthy and normal' life style. I work in 3M- a multinational company who also has a presence in Canada.

Now i really want to migrate to Canada from Dubai as i want to have a higher education ( i have done BBA but would like to do Masters in Business). Also from my paternal and maternal side i have relatives residing in Canada and USA. Therefore i want to live with them.

Now for Immigration , our all proceedings are okay but for myself medical unit have few questions in mind. Can i support this disease in Canada? who will take care of me? etc. If yes they are okay for me to migrate to Canada. But i need to support my case.


In this regard i need a help and a positive reply from Candian Thalassemia community as they can put forward my case to Thalassemia Foundation in Canada. This will support my case to the immigration.COMMUNITY/ Foundation support is needed as the disease cannot be self financed.

I can support myself partly ( definitely not fully as Thalassemia is an expensive disease) as i will be working in Canada like i am currently in Dubai. I am currently a member in Emirates Thalassemia Society in Dubai and have been receiving free treatment from past 13 years ( Previously i was in India and i was also a member over there).

Can i join your foundation? Can you support me in my case ? what is the system? how much do we need to pay or is it free for genetic disorder if you support and put forward my ? Do we require Insurance in Canada for this disease?

I will be eagerly waiting for your reply as i need to reply back to the Medical Unit by latest March 2010.

Below is the attachment which i received from the Medical Unit.