Research Collaborators
The DeSIRe was developed by a collaborative UK-Pakistan research team. The collaborators included the following:
Dr. Shenaz Ahmed (Principle Investigator), Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK
Dr. Hussain Jafri, Thalassaemia Society of Pakistan, Pakistan
Professor Dr Yasmin Rashid, Minister for Health Punjab, Pakistan
Dr Yasmin Ehsan, Thalassaemia Society of Pakistan, Pakistan
Dr Shabnam Bashir, Punjab Thalassaemia Prevention Programme, Pakistan
Dr Mushtaq Ahmed, Yorkshire Regional Genetics Service, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.
Funding
This project was supported by the Medical Research Council, UK [grant number MR/T003782/1, Medical Research Council, UK].