By, April 17 -- Nothembabane Qechane
Maseru
On April 20th 2024 the Haemophilia Association of Lesotho (HAL) will hold a haemophilia marathon at Sethaleng sa Mopapa Maseru. Haemophilia Marathon is a marathon that commemorate the haemophilia day on 17 April.
It is celebrated to create awareness about people living with haemophilia. When wounded, either by way of injury or cut, haemophilia patients bleed but their blood does not clot. They bleed continuously.
The objective is to ensure treatment of up to 90% of Lesotho based haemophilia patients. The haemophilia marathon is a campaign and awareness initiative for people with haemophilia.
"Haemophilia is a bleeding disorder wherein blood is characterized by a deficiency of clotting factors...