Haryana govt notifies policy on Hemophilia

According to the revised policy, anti hemophilia factors, the medicine for treatment of mild bleeding episodes, would be provided in the five general hospitals at Ambala, Karnal, Rohtak, Hisar and Gurgaon.

The facility of free surgery would also be provided to hemophilia patients in the district-level government health facilities under Surgery Package Programme, an official spokesman said here today.

Hemophilia is a group of hereditary genetic disorders that impair the body's ability to control blood clotting or coagulation.

As all required specialists and diagnostic facilities were available at PGIMS Rohtak, it will serve as a referral unit for secondary or tertiary treatment of hemophilia, he said.

For the treatment of hemophilia the hospitals should be equipped to deal with severe bleedings, routine complications and surgical interventions, he said adding, they are required to have a panel of specialists, comprising physiotherapist, Pathologist, Physician, Paediatrician, Ortho-Surgeon Gynaecologist, and Anaesthesiologist.

Keeping the factors in view, the five designated general hospital were declared Primary Specialised Treatment Centres for hemophilia treatment, the spokesman said.