CONTENTS HAEMOPHILIA FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA
2 News from South Australia 3 From the President 4 Dealing with challenges
12 Women can have Hep C too
Haemophilia Foundation Australia
14 Social support and
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16 Understanding disability
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5 20th Australian Conference 8 Bleeding Disorders
22 WFH World Summit
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9 Red Classic
24 How to talk about periods
10 World Hepatitis Day
26 Youth news
and change
social connectedness and aged care services on Women and Girls
Awareness Week
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11 Finally cured of hep C
News from South Australia National Haemophilia 215, September 2021
CAFÉ MORNING CATCH UPS
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A group of people from the South Australian bleeding disorders community were able to meet for an informal catch up at a café in July, and have made plans for another catch up in due course.
INFORMATION EVENING The information evening planned jointly by the Women’s & Children’s Hospital and the Royal Adelaide Hospital was interrupted yet again by COVID-19, but it will be rescheduled, so please keep your eye out for the new date.
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