Anaemia is a condition where there is a low level of a substance called haemoglobin in the blood. Haemoglobin is responsible for the transport of oxygen around the blood within red blood cells. The most common cause is a low level of iron (iron deficiency anaemia), which is required to create the haemoglobin. The second most common cause is anaemia of chronic disease.
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