World Hemophilia Day 2016 - Treatment for All - The Vision of All
Author - Dr. Simi Paknikar
Article Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Apr 16, 2016
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World Hemophilia Day 2016 - Treatment for All - The Vision of All
The World Hemophilia Day 2016 on April 17, 2016, focuses on increasing awareness and providing treatment for all hemophilia patients with the slogan "Treatment for All - The Vision for All".World Hemophilia Day 2015
The World Hemophilia Day 2015 is observed by the World Federation of Hemophilia on April 17 every year since 1989. The theme for this year's event is "Building a Family of Support".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: 'Count Me In'
The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) started World Hemophilia Day to promote a global effort to secure safe and effective treatment for everyone with a bleeding disorder. In tune with this year’s theme ‘Count Me In’ the WFH is aiming at identifying almost all of those with bleeding disorders in the world.Severe Bleeding - First Aid and Emergency Treatment Guide
Severe bleeding involves loss of large amount of blood. This may occur externally through natural openings, like mouth. A cut on the skin too can lead to bleeding. Internal bleeding occurs due to an injury to blood vessel.Bleeding Disorders
Bleeding disorder is an acquired or an inherited condition, which is characterized by excessive bleeding in the persons affected by the disorder.von Willebrand Disease (vWD)
von Willebrand's Disease (vWD) is an autosomal dominant inherited bleeding disorder that occurs from birth and affects both sexes.Infographics on Hemophilia
Hemophilia is a rare single gene, X- linked disorder, which tends to run in families.It only affects the males. Males have only one X chromosome on which they carry a single copy of the Hemophilia gene, unlike the females who have two X chromosomes.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
