Mayor Saidai Duraisamy interacts with Dean Kanagasabai at a programme organised for World Hemophilia Day at the Rajiv Gandhi government general hospital on Tuesday. — DC
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With cases of hemophilia, a genetic disorder that prevents blood from forming an effective clot, rising alarmingly among male children and adults, doctors in the city find patients unable to receive correct treatment owing to acute factor shortage and lack of awareness about the disease.
Speaking at a programme organised on the occasion of World Hemophilia Day at Rajiv Gandhi government general hospital on Tuesday, mayor Saidai Duraisamy said, “The insurance scheme introduced in the previous regime did not include treatment for hemophilia but several patients suffering from the disorder have benefitted under the present CM’s comprehensive insurance scheme introduced by the AIADMK government.”
He also said doctors practising modern medicine should take a special interest and learn more about other areas of medicine.
“The hemophilia club in the city has only 15,000 members and several people are still not aware of this rare disorder. So they end up going to wrong places in search of treatment. The focus should be on creating awareness,” he added.
Doctors lament that most of the patients in rural areas are absolutely clueless about the symptoms and treatment for hemophilia. “The factor concentrates to control the bleeding are very expensive but in all the 17 medical colleges across the state we have clinics that provide free treatment. Tamil Nadu is the first state to give life-long free treatment to hemophilic patients,” said GH dean Dr Kanagasabai.
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