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Find answers to your FAQs about von Willebrand disease (VWD) in our new fact sheet – symptoms, types, inheritance, diagnosis and treatment.

Cassie’s personal story of growing up with von Willebrand disease (VWD) and learning to manage her heavy periods.

How to deal with problems at school if your child has a bleeding disorder like haemophilia, von Willebrand disease (VWD) or other rare bleeding disorders.

Claire describes international travel with her sons with severe haemophilia: treatments, packing, luggage and planning.

Special considerations with endoscopy, gastroscopy or colonoscopy for people with haemophilia, VWD and other bleeding disorders.

In 2024 World AIDS Day asks us to be proactive in awareness and support for community members living with HIV, with the theme ‘It starts with me’.

How your Haemophilia Treatment Centre can support you over your lifetime and ensure your wellbeing and best outcomes from treatment and care.

New staff at HFA and AHCDO! Alison Armstead at HFA – fundraising/event management; Dr Sally Campbell at AHCDO -Clinical Research Consultant.

People without a bleeding disorder are also needed for the PROBE Australia Study to research the impact of haemophilia.

In October 2024 we came together to raise awareness about haemophilia, VWD and other rare bleeding disorders.

In October 2024 people around Australia wore red and shared red food to raise awareness about bleeding disorders.

As we wrap up 2024, HFA reflects on our achievements in new therapies, hep C advocacy and support during the year.

HFA’s haemophilia gene therapy snapshot survey asked people and parents of children with haemophilia what outcomes they would like from treatment now and in the future.

Heading to the end of the year, we review our progress. Gene and emerging therapies are on the agenda, and Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month is coming up.

HFA’s short video for teenage males answers the question, will males with haemophilia pass it on to their children – and how are genes involved?

Exciting new haemophilia treatments using a range of innovative technologies were highlighted at ISTH 2024 Congress.

With new haemophilia treatments, recording on MyABDR has some challenges. HTCs and users share their tips.

Elizabeth shares her experiences of parenting her teenage daughter Grace who has Glanzmann thrombasthenia, a rare hereditary platelet function disorder.