Kuala Lumpur Wins Bid to Host Hemophilia Congress in 2020

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The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) 2020 World Congress will be the stage for national hemophilia organisations and clinicians from around the world to learn about and advocate for improved care for people with inherited bleeding disorders.

Kuala Lumpur, 11 Sept 2014 – Kuala Lumpur has once again shown its pedigree when it won the bid to host the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) World Congress in 2020, adding to its list of international events to be held that year.

According to Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), the biennial WFH World Congress will generate an estimated MYR55 million in economic impact with about 4,300 delegates from over 125 countries in attendance.

The largest international meeting dedicated to the advancement of treatments to improve the lives of people with genetic bleeding disorders including hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, rare factor deficiencies, and inherited platelet disorders, the WFH World Congress is the most significant international forum that brings together the entire global bleeding disorders community.

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