Star heroine Samanta said there was need to create greater awareness among the people on hemophilia. She organized a walk in the Himayatnagar area of the city on Monday for the purpose. She called upon women to come forward and undergo diagnosis about the rare disease.
Stating that the medicines required for treating the disease were costly, Samanta appealed to the government to come forward and provide them to the poor.
He also appealed to the people to come forward and help those afflicted by the disease.