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EHA-funded study in The Lancet Haematology: Economic Burden of Blood Disorders in EU is €23 billion
In Europe blood disorders affect around 80 million people. The total cost of blood disorders consists of healthcare expenditure (€15. 6 billion), productivity loss due to illness and mortality (€5. 6 billion), and the costs of informal care (€1.
Read moreSanquin Blood Supply will culture erythrocytes for transfusion purposes
ABO-Rh-D matched transfusions result in alloimmunisation in 3-5% of recipients. Once allo-immunized, it may become very difficult to find appropriate donor erythrocytes, especially when multiple antibodies or rare combinations of antibodies are present.
Read morePress Release: News on Red Cells and Iron presented at the 18th Congress of the European Hematology Asscociation in Stockholm June 13-16, 2013
Recent evidence suggests that these congenital anaemias are caused by molecular abnormalities in the transport of iron and other molecules and a deeper understanding of these mechanisms may lead to a better knowledge of the normal development of the red…
Read moreHelping steer EHA into the future
In 2020, EHA launched the Taskforce on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with an EHA Board mandate.
Read morePatient Advocacy Committee
Current committee members
Derek Elston, United Kingdom (Chair)
Samantha Nier (Switzerland) (Vice-chair)
Members representing a Patient Advocacy Organization
Organization
Member
Acute Leukaemia Advocates Network (ALAN)
Samantha Nier
CCI Europe
Anita Kienesberger
CLL Advocates Network (CLLAN)
Pierre Aumont
CML Advocates Network
Jan Geissler
European Federation of Associations of Patients with Haemochromatosis (EFAPH)
Dag Erling Stavik
European Haemophilia…
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In-person access to the scientific and educational sessions of the meeting
Meeting materials
Coffee/tea breaks on February 6-8, 2025 and lunches on February 7-8, 2025
Access to the Welcome Reception
Access to the Poster Session(s) and viewing of the physical…
Publications
Robust scoring of selective drug responses method in Nature ProtocolsSWG members have published a method in Nature Protocols that allows robust scoring of selective drug responses for patient-tailored therapy selection.
Read moreEHA Guidelines on Recommendations for Pregnancy in Rare Inherited Anemias
EHA and the Scientific Working Group on Red Cells and Iron organized the first online workshop on the EHA Guidelines: “Recommendations for Pregnancy in Rare Inherited Anemias”.
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