Thalassaemia care is advancing fast, from gene therapies to AI diagnostics, but access and prevention still lag behind.

Hear from the authors of The Lancet Haematology's "Thalassaemia revisited: from health burden to breakthroughs" Series, produced with The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, on epidemiology across Asia, what's working in prevention, the real barriers to gene therapy access, and what's next for hydroxyurea, regional manufacturing, and AI in patient care.

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The Lancet Regional Heath Southeast Asia: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(26)00148-4/fulltext and https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(26)00095-8/fulltext

The Lancet Haematology: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhae/article/PIIS2352-3026(26)00173-0/fulltext and https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhae/article/PIIS2352-3026(26)00197-3/fulltext

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