The Kent Haemophilia Centre celebrated the 2014 World Haemophilia Day with the opening of their new patient garden funded by donations to East Kent Hospitals Charity.
The day is designated to focus attention and awareness on bleeding disorders. An estimated 1 in 1000 people have a bleeding disorder; close to seven million men, women and children around the world, but 75 per cent of them don’t know it and receive little or no treatment.
There are different kinds of bleeding disorders, of varying severity, most people with bleeding disorders are at risk of bleeding longer than normal as their blood does not clot properly. They may also experience spontaneous, and potentially damaging, bleeding into joints, muscles or other parts of their bodies. The most common bleeding disorder is von Willebrand disease.
Photographs show the garden being opened by Dr Mark Winter with Dr Gillian Evans the Head of Service and Consultant Haematologist and Nicholas Wells Trust Chairman.
