Advancing Health Equity for Bleeding Disorders

Name: Advancing Health Equity for Bleeding Disorders
Start: 2026-05-17T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-17T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Le restaurant Vieux Bois

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) is thrilled to invite you to a side-event on “Advancing Health Equity for Bleeding Disorders” at the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA). This side-event is co-hosted with the Swiss Haemophilia Association and organized at a crucial time for the global bleeding disorders community, in anticipation of the adoption of the Member State-led WHA resolution on “Global Action to Advance Health Equity for People with Hemophilia and Other Bleeding Disorders” during the WHA79 agenda (May 18-23, 2026). This landmark resolution is led by Armenia, with co-sponsorship from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Georgia, Iraq, Latvia, Malta, Morocco, Nepal, Paraguay, Spain, Sri Lanka and Togo. This side-event will focus on raising awareness and engaging international health stakeholders on key barriers and effective strategies to increase health equity for people with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders – key priorities for the eventual implementation of the resolution if adopted.

Side-event Objectives:

Highlight the pivotal role of the global bleeding disorders community in advocacy leading up to the anticipated adoption of the WHA Resolution
Raise awareness among WHO, Member States and other international health stakeholders on the importance of creating global coordinated policy framework and actions through the WHA Resolution as a powerful tool towards advancing health equity for people with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders.
Foster Collaboration between WFH, partner organizations, WHO and its Member States for future implementation of the resolution.