SCB Medical College Hospital offers patients with hemophilia a one-stop shop
At the Hematology department of the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, patients with hemophilia and other blood diseases may now get all necessary care under one roof, including health examinations, diagnosis, medication, and factor treatment.
“The hematology department’s childcare center will soon have screening, blood testing, and treatment services accessible. According to Prof. Rabindra Kumar Jena, secretary of Odisha Hematology, “the medical college authorities have agreed to the proposal and assured to ensure holistic day care services to the hemophilia and blood related patients at one place.”
During a World Hemophilia Day event, Prof. Jena said that factor therapy is essential to the management of hemophilia. He claimed that a new injectable called emicizumab has been developed and is currently free of charge for anyone with hemophilia.
A rare bleeding illness called hemophilia causes improper blood clotting. One in five men experience it, and males make up eighty percent of cases with hemophilia.
Odisha may contain more than 4,000 instances of hemophilia, according to estimates, but only 600 cases have been identified in the state to far, with 280 cases found at SCB MCH. Prof. Jena said that in order to make sure that no case goes unnoticed, screening and testing must be increased.
A low level of either factor-8 or factor-9 is seen in haemophiliacs. The quantity of factors in the blood determines the severity of hemophilia. Prof. Niranjan Tripathy, the president of Odisha Hematology, said that the likelihood of bleeding, which might result in major health issues, increases with the factor’s concentration.
The two most prevalent forms of hemophila are A and B, out of the three. It is brought on by changes or mutations in the X chromosome’s F8 or F9 gene, respectively.
The degree of clotting factor in the blood and the particular mutation that causes the haemophilia may determine how severe the condition is in afflicted people. Dr. Sudha Sethy, an associate professor and the director of the hematology department at SB MCH, discussed the prevalence, significance, and various interventions for blood disorders such as thalassemia and sickle cell disease. Currently, the state government offers free medical care, diagnostic services, and other amenities. For the interest of the patients, the facilities must be used as efficiently as possible, she said. Dr. Sudhnashu Sekhar Mishra, the SCB Medical superintendent, also addressed during the function.
