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One in 10,000 Kenyans has haemophilia, says report

A patient receives an injection. PHOTO | FILE

By  Elizabeth Merab

Health & Science Reporter

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The blood of a haemophiliac does not clot easily.

  • Those with severe haemophilia can start bleeding spontaneously from their joints, muscles or other body parts.

  • The most common types of the condition are haemophilia A and B.

  • The disease is treated by injecting a clotting factor concentrate into a vein.

Kenya joined other countries in marking the World Haemophilia Day on Tuesday.

The ceremony took place in Nairobi under the theme “sharing knowledge.

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