Our Focus
The Idaho Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation provides education, support, awareness, and advocacy for our bleeding disorder community. We are the leading resource for those affected by bleeding disorders in the state of Idaho. You can count on us to ensure your voice is heard. It’s with your help that we can make a difference. Learn more and get involved.
Our Mission ... In Action
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We provide year-round events and fundraisers to spread awareness, educate, and generate crucial resources in support of our mission. Hope to see you at our next event!
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We fight to protect access to quality healthcare and treatments we need to live healthy lives, but we can't do it without your voice. Discover how you and your family can make a big difference by joining our advocacy efforts.
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We provide mission-focused experiences through education, support, community connections, and fun for those affected by bleeding disorders.
News Articles
On November 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-based gene therapy. It is approved for the treatment of adults with hemophilia B who currently use factor IX (FIX) prophylaxis therapy, or have current or historical life-threatening hemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.
Historically, many residential substance use disorder (SUD) facilities have denied admittance to individuals with bleeding disorders – the basis of these denials are most often the use of self-administered, intravenous medications such a as factor replacement therapies. The lack of access to residential addiction treatment facilities, can have very serious, even fatal outcomes for bleeding disorder (BD) patients in acute need of help with their addiction.
