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Today is World Hemophilia Day!

Today, thousands of families around the world recognize World Hemophilia Day to raise awareness and encourage the development of improved treatment for all those living with a bleeding disorder.

In 1989, the World Federation of Hemophilia chose April 17th as World Hemophilia Day to honor its founder, Frank Schnabel, on his birthday. The purpose of this day continues to focus attention on the importance of comprehensive health care for all. Join us and the rest of the bleeding disorders community as we stand together and call for better treatments and quality of life for those living with a bleeding disorder!

Read more about World Hemophilia Day and how you can get involved!

Join us, the National Hemophilia Foundation, and the World Hemophilia Federation at 1PM EST today for a live Twitter Chat to help raise awareness about bleeding disorders! Be sure to follow HFA on Twitter and use #HemoChat in all your responses. Learn more information about the chat.

During Hemophilia Awareness Month, we unveiled a "I Love Someone with Hemophilia" design to create awareness. We are proud to say that this image reached over 300K on social media! Following this overwhelming response, we have teamed up with a hemophilia family to get this design on shirts! We will be releasing a limited edition in the coming weeks. Learn more.

The theme of this year's Symposium was Honoring Our Past, Building Our Future. During this meeting, we unveiled a first-of-its kind History Room, detailing the struggles and triumphs of the bleeding disorders community over the last 70 years. We are excited to continue to build up this rich historical archive, and invite you to participate. Learn more.

Important Upcoming Community Dates:

HFA Educational Scholarships - April 30th (due date)
Families Webinar - Stop Sibling Quibbling! - Tuesday, April 29th, 8PM EST
Blood Brotherhood Online Chat - May, 8th, 8PM EST
Gears for Good Bike Ride (NH) - June 27-29th
Inhibitor Summits - July 10-14th
Inhibitor Summits - July 24-27th
NHF Annual Meeting – September 18-20th
Gears for Good Bike Ride (DC) - September 26-28th
Inhibitor Family Camp - October 24-27th

Click HERE to see HFA's calendar of events!

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