April 17th is celebrated as World Haemophilia Day
April 17th is celebrated as World Haemophilia Day across the world by Haemophilia organizations. Celebration of this day is a broad step to increase awareness among the people around the world about the hereditary genetic disorder called Haemophilia.
The World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH) decided to observe April 17th as World Haemophilia Day in 1989 in honor of WFH founder Frank Schnabel, as the date was his birth anniversary.
World Haemophilia Day is celebrated all around the world to encourage people to improve life of Haemophilia patients and to raise awareness of bleeding disorders.