World Hemophilia Day

WORLD HEMOPHILIA DAY

World Hemophilia Day is always observed on April 17. Sometimes it is also called World Bleeding Disorders Awareness Day. The focus of the day is to identify and to reach out to new members of the bleeding disorders community.

Hemophilia is a bleeding problem. People with hemophilia do not bleed any faster than normal, but they can bleed longer than usual. Their blood does not have enough clotting factor. Clotting factor is a protein in blood that controls bleeding. The condition affects about 1 in 10,000 people.