Haemophilia is a bleeding disorder in which the blood-clotting process does not work properly. As a result, people can bleed for longer than normal and can also bleed into joints, muscles or other parts of the body. Left untreated, haemophilia can lead to infection, arthritis or even the desctruction of joints.
When Deni was growing up in Jakarta the 1990s, treatment for the haemophilia was not widely available in Indonesia. A great deal has changed since then, but there are still significant gaps in the treatment of bleeding disorders.
Read his story here: www.octapharma.com/news/patient-stories/2024/access-for-everyone-learning-to-live-with-haemophilia