World Hemophilia Day 2011
by Dr. Reeja Tharu on Apr 16, 2011Advertisement
World Hemophilia Day 2011
“The Many Faces of Bleeding Disorders: United to Achieve Treatment for All” World Hemophilia Day is celebrated world globally on April 17th each year to spread awareness on Hemophilia and other bleeding disorders.Birth Defect - Genetic - Hemophilia
Hemophilia is a condition in which clotting of blood fails to take place in a normal manner. Following an accident, hemophilics suffer excessive bleeding, as it takes longer to heal, in comparison to normal individuals. This is due to a faulty clotting mechanism. Internal bleeding may also occur leading to organ damage, which may ultimately prove fatal. Hemophilia affects only the males because it is an X-linked disorder.Genetic Counseling
The term Genetic counseling was proposed by Sheldon Reed in 1947 in response to the increasing knowledge of the role of genetics in health and disease. Genetic counseling is an educational process that seeks to assist affected individuals and other individuals at risk of getting an inherited condition to understand the nature of the genetic disorder, its transmission and the options open to them in management and family planning.Blood Donation
Blood donation is a procedure by which an individual donates blood voluntarily either for immediate use in a transfusion or to be stored for later use. The donors will be screened for any chronic or infectious diseases before they donate blood. People with history of hemophilia or any blood clotting disorder are strictly forbidden from donating blood.World Hemophilia Day 2010
World Hemophilia Day falls on 17thApril every year and is dedicated to stepping up awareness of hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. The key objective of this day is to create mass awareness of bleeding disorders, raise funds and improve treatment and care for victims of this condition.Children With Hemophilia Need Special Care and Support: NGO Speaks
Hemophilia is an inherited, incurable bleeding disorder that can deal a crippling blow to the person with hemophilia (PWH) if repeated spontaneous bleeds are not treated promptly. The condition caused by the absence or deficiency of clotting factors in the blood can be temporarily treated by infusing Anti Hemophilic Factor (AHF) injections.Advertisement
