What are bleeding disorders?
Bleeding disorders are a group of conditions that result when the blood cannot clot properly. People with bleeding disorders either lacks or has defective proteins called factors that bind together to form clots.
People with bleeding disorders across the country will continue to receive access to free medicine because of the successful staging of HAP’s first ever concert for a cause
Mark Alvin Icawat, 29, comes from a family of four. Everything seemed well until he had a series of bleeds and was diagnosed with severe Hemophilia A
Catch this early Christmas treat from the OPM Hitmen for a night of fun and entertainment as they take us back to the 90s and give back to the hemophilia community
If there’s one choice that I would never regret having, that would be having my daughter.
Bleeding disorders are a group of conditions that result when the blood cannot clot properly. People with bleeding disorders either lacks or has defective proteins called factors that bind together to form clots.
Majority of Filipinos with bleeding disorders live below poverty line (Around US$233/month income or less). Many of them either have limited or no access at all to medicines mainly because of poverty and lack of education (or lack of awareness on their condition)
Very few hospitals have the capability to handle patients with bleeding disorders. Hospitals that are properly equipped to treat people with bleeding disorders are mostly based in urban centers like Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao. Worse, they are mostly private hospitals that are not affordable to majority of the patients.
Only about 1,500 have been registered with the Philippine Hemophilia Foundation.
Von Willebrand Disease (vWD) equally affects males and females. However, women are more likely to experience symptoms of vWD because of increased bleeding during menstrual periods, pregnancy, and after childbirth.
A small number considering there are about 1,000,000 Filipinos with vWD & other Related bleeding disorders