Items tagged 'HFA & Foundation news'

Sunday April 17 is World Haemophilia Day. Connect to the international community to help achieve Treatment for All!

HFA is pleased to announce the release of the new The Female Factors booklet, Haemophilia - Finding out you carry the gene.

World AIDS Dayis marked internationally on 1 December.
This is a time to raise awareness in the wider community about the issues surrounding HIV and AIDS...

It’s a day when people living with a rare disease, or those affected by it, community organisations, carers and health professionals, researchers, government and industry come together in solidarity to raise awareness of rare diseases.

For the fourth year a group of cyclists led by Dr Simon McRae and Andrew Atkins will ride as Team.Factor to take on the BUPA Challenge Tour in South Australia on Friday 22 January 2016. The 2016 Bupa Challenge Tour will be from Norwood to Victor Harbor, just over 140kms. 

A very welcome Christmas message for our community: Australian Minister for Health Sussan Ley has announced that new breakthrough hepatitis C treatments will be available on the PBS from 1 March 2016.