Nigeria 2 project
Activate and strengthen the medical and patient community in Nigeria
Partner institution
Haemophilia Foundation of Nigeria, Kaduna
Represented by
Megan Buckie Adediran, President
Duration
2 years, Q1 2015 – Q4 2017
Status
Completed
Objectives
- Establish a reference laboratory a the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)
- Create an electronic medical registry and complete the identified patient profiling
- Empower people with haemophilia through four educational camps
- Create awareness by organising two World Haemophilia Day celebrations and develop awareness publications
- Establish regional haemophilia care services in the South West Region
Achievements
- Over 140 doctors and 100 nurses were trained during five training session across the country
- The first treatment guidelines were developed
- More than 400 PWH and their families were trained during five educational sessions
- 3 awareness creation programmes on the local radio channels talking about haemophilia
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