Veneta Association for the Fight Against Thalassemia

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The foundation and nature of the Association

On 5th June 1976, just as had happened or was happening in many other parts of Italy, the "Associazione per il bambino thalassemico" (Association for thalassaemic children) was also set up in Rovigo, with articles of incorporation and statute approved before a public notary.
The Rovigo association changed its name to "Associazione veneta per la lotta alla talassemia" (Veneta Association for the fight against Thalassaemia) in 1983 since by this time, thanks to new therapies, many thalassaemic children had become teenagers and young adults.
Finally, on 5th May 1996, the Association Assembly approved a new Statute and asked to join the Veneto region register of voluntary organisations. This registration took place on 5th August 1996, registration number RO0077, and was confirmed on 28th September 1999 and in July 2002.
In accordance with comma 8 of article 10 of Government Decree no. 460 dated 4th December 1997, the Association is also an ONLUS (Non profit-making organisation of social value). The Association is headed by a Board .

The Association's headquarters

The Associazione Veneta per la Lotta alla Talassemia (AVLT) has its headquarters at the Centro Microcitemia in the Rovigo Presidio Ospedaliero, tel. 0425-3931/33806, fax 0425-33806, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Local activities

The Association is involved in

- taking care of thalassaemics in health service structures;
- providing families with information about the disease and the treatments, by means of meetings and personal appointments with specialists;
- participating in meetings with various institutions and associations in order to spread awareness of the disease and how to prevent it.

International activities

On 5th March 1997 inParis the Association took part in the foundation of the EURODIS (European Organization for Rare Disorders) and since then has been represented on the Organization's Board (www.eurordis.org).

National activities

In December 1977 in Milan, in the Sala delle Colonne of the National Science and Technology Museum, the Rovigo Association, together with the Associations from Catania, Ferrara, Genoa, Lazio, Milan, Naples, Reggio Calabria, Rome, Taranto and Turin, formed the "Lega italiana per la lotta contro le emopatie e i tumori dell'infanzia" (The Italian League for the fight against haemopathy and tumours in children), whose activity officially closed in 1994.
The Rovigo Association was permanently on the Board of this League and, as part of this organization, in 1992 approved the formation of the "Fondazione italiana per la guarigione dalla thalassemia" (Italian Foundation to cure thalassemia), initially situated in Caltanisetta and then moved to Sassari where it still operates today.
Our Association also contributed to the formation in 1999 of the "Federazione Italiana Malattie Rare" (Italian Federation of Rare Disorders).

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