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Takeda stands united for Hemophilia, reiterates commitment to supporting patients
Takeda stands united for Hemophilia, reiterates commitment to supporting patients
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Takeda stands united for Hemophilia, reiterates commitment to supporting patients

As a part of the World Hemophilia Day 2021 awareness initiative, Takeda partnered with world-renowned Padma Sri Sudarshan Pattnaik, who, through sand art, depicted the importance of partnerships and alliances across the Hemophilia ecosystem to address the growing disease burden in India and the world. The sand sculpture created on April 17 will be on display at Puri beach in Odisha for over three days to drive awareness and conversations around Hemophilia.

Gopal Agrawal, Head of Market Access and Pricing, Takeda India, said, “Takeda is a patient-focused organization and for us, supporting them to live a considerably improved quality of life is key to all our efforts. We are continually collaborating with stakeholders across the hemophilia landscape to positively impact patient’s lives through holistic care beyond medicines across the country. We are also relentlessly exploring innovative models to ensure better accessibility and the wider availability of Anti Hemophilic Factor (AHF) to improve the compliance of treatment in the country and also to create wider awareness, accessibility, and infrastructure support for patients.”

Dr. Sandeep Arora, Head of Medical Affairs, Takeda India, said, “Home care and therapy is currently not a normal practice in India. During the pandemic, some institutes supported and allowed home therapy, which proved instrumental in managing the disease. As we move forward in supporting patients and bringing value to them, along with considering home therapy, creating a standard protocol and guideline for treatment will further ensure high standards of care and sustained management of the disease.”

Commenting on the collaboration, Padma Shri Awardee SudarsanPattnaik, Sand Artist, said, “It is my privilege to be able to join with Takeda and use my talent to sensitize for this very important cause. Awareness campaigns such as these go a long way in ensuring citizens are aware of this condition and can reach out for treatment when needed. I am delighted to contribute through my art.”