Algeria 1 project
Programme towards national comprehensive care
Partner institution
Société Algerienne d’Hématologie et de Transfusion Sanguine (SAHTS), Algiers
Represented by
Prof Meriem Belhani
Duration
4.5 years, Q4 2006 – Q2 2011
Status
Completed
Objectives
- Comprehensive national education
- National screening programme
- Set up a national registry
Achievements
- The following were trained in 24 workshops: 40 dentists, 28 physicians, 55 nurses, 22 orthopaedists, 9 physiotherapists, 5 rheumatologists, 8 biologists and 14 lab specialists
- 440 people with haemophilia across the country had their diagnosis confirmed
- National Haemophilia Registry was set-up with the National Institute for Public Health (Institut National de Sante Publique – INSP) – in April 2011, 641 patients were registered out of ca 1,500 known patients
“It was absolutely essential that we create a National Registry for people with bleeding disorders here in Algeria. Without the accurate picture of our starting point, how could we begin to improve? Now we can be sure that we have left a sustainable legacy that will improve access to care for all people with bleeding disorders in this country as we have consistent and up-to-date data for the dialogue with the authorities,” Prof Meriem Belhani, project partner
