Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder. If the infected person is cut somewhere in the body, after a while the blood does not clot in the wound area. There is bleeding. People usually get hemophilia when there is no anti-hemophilic globulin in the blood.
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Ways to prevent disease
There are different grades of hemophilia. Severe, moderate and mild. These patients have to give anti-hemophilic factor in the blood in the injection. Which is subject to considerable cost. Basically depending on the weight of the person how many units of AHF the body needs.
Experts claim that an average of ten units per kg is required. Three times a week. The official price per unit is ten rupees. That is, if a person weighs fifty kg, he needs fifty units. And the price of fifty units will be 5000 rupees. This means that it will cost the person fifteen thousand rupees a week to take AHF three times a week. Which will be 60 thousand rupees a month.
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Bleeding is more dangerous
This time if a patient with hemophilia suddenly starts bleeding, especially in the brain, then the unit of AHF will increase further then fifty units per kg should be given. Twice a day. In that case 50 kg that person needs 2500 units AHF. The price is 25000 rupees. And it will cost fifty thousand rupees to take that injection twice a day.
The number of haemophilia patients registered with the state health department is around 2000. Apart from this, there are many patients whose names are not in the official register.
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AHF will match at home
It is costly, then it is very difficult to reach the hospital in a cowardly situation. Haemophilia patients have long demanded AHF at home. This time the National Health Mission is going to accept that demand. However, there are some guidelines for giving AHF at home. Patients need to keep proper records. They have to tell themselves that they have hemophilia. Also the ampoule of the first dose should be returned during the second dose. Under no circumstances should the dose be increased. You have to take the dose that is written in the prescription.
