The main objective of this year's World Haemophilia Day is to bring the community of the bleeding disorders together. As COVID-19 has put a major impact on bleeding disorders, it is important to make people understand about the same.
Haemophilia is a rare disorder where blood does not clot even after a major accident. The day was commenced in 1989 by World Federation of Haemophilia. The reason behind selecting April 17 as World Haemophilia Day is that it is the birthday of Frank Schnabel, who was the founder od World Federation of Haemophilia.
Haemophilia also called as hemophilia is a genetic disorder which is inherited. Women do not suffer from haemophilia. The people affected by haemophilia take a very long time to stop bleeding.
There are many iconic structure which light up in red to spread an awareness of this bleeding disorder. On this day, we can learn more about haemophilia and ways through which this condition can be controlled on a greater scale.
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