The next three years, building upon a record of success
 When the WFH undertook an in-depth strategic planning process, it was to guide the future work of the organization. The resulting plan detailed a vision for improvement to achieve our collective goal of achieving Treatment for All. As with any strategic plan, it is important it does not remain on a shelf, but rather it be actively used to guide an organization as well as assess progress along the way. This spring the WFH Executive Committee carried out a comprehensive review to assess progress as well as to identify areas that have changed or emerged since 2006.
Across the spectrum, we have made significant progress toward achieving our goals. The strategic themes within the plan have provided a concrete framework to advance treatment through a methodical and quantifiable approach. The outcomes of the first three years have served to validate our development model. As we looked to the next three years, we concluded that the core areas of the plan should remain:
- Improving treatment in emerging countries
- Ensuring continued development and sustaining treatment where it is already well established
- Enhancing access to treatment for von Willebrand disease, rare factor deficiencies, and inherited platelet disorders
- Sharing knowledge and building capacity through information exchange and training
- Promoting access to safe and improved treatment and cure-related research
- Expanding and diversifying our financial base
- Enhancing and adapting the WFH organization
However, we also recognized that there are additional challenges and opportunities for the WFH in the coming years, which we must incorporate. Most notably these include:
- Adapting our work by using new and advanced applications of technology to enhance our publications and communication strategies
- Preparing for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the WFH in 2012
- Developing programs targeted to engage and train the next generation
- Assessing and enhancing our external collaborations
Technology applications
The WFH will be seeking to exploit the many technological advances in the ways people communicate in the 21st century. Making use of some of today’s most popular communication devices and technologies (e.g., videos, podcasts, new media such as blogs, social networking, electronic games, mobile applications, etc.) will allow the WFH to spread the most up-to-date information in a range of user-friendly formats, reaching, and bringing together new audiences for our work. As a first step, the WFH utilized an online social networking campaign in conjunction with World Hemophilia Day 2009. We look to build upon this experience and find innovative ways to adapt technology to enhance WFH programs, publications, and events.
50th anniversary
In 2012 the WFH will launch its 50th anniversary celebration. This significant milestone in our history deserves special recognition. The preparations and events surrounding the anniversary will involve all aspects of our organization. The 2012 Congress in Paris will be the public platform to launch the celebration — a time of reflection, celebration, and an opportunity to build for our future. A series of communications tools, fundraising initiatives, and special events will be planned allowing each of our stakeholder groups to take part.
The next generation
The first three years of our strategic plan focused on building our global family to include more fully those with von Willebrand disease, rare factor deficiencies, and platelet disorders. We now recognize it is time to focus additional programs on the next generation of leaders, both within our national organizations as well as at the global level. The WFH will be looking to expand upon our youth programs to ensure a future generation is ready to assume the mantle of leadership. Through greater involvement of our youth, we will guarantee continuity, build greater unity among our global family, and perhaps most importantly, capture the innovative and creative ideas they have to offer.
External collaborations
Forming strategic partnerships is fundamental to our work. Although the WFH is the cornerstone of global development, we constantly are reminded that we cannot do it all alone and that the WFH is also part of a large global network that includes corporations, governmental and non-governmental organizations, medical and scientific societies, and individuals dedicated to improving treatment. We will undertake a strategic review of all the various stakeholders with the end goal of developing a plan to reach out and engage them as partners in our work.
As we move forward together, we will continue to review, evaluate, and adjust our plans. Thank you for your support and as always please continue to share with us your ideas on how we can improve upon our work.
Mark W. Skinner
WFH President
Hemophilia World, August 2009
Achieving Our Vision: Results of the WFH Strategic Plan (2009)
Treatment for All – President’s Address (video - 2006)
WFH Strategic Plan (PDF - 2006)
New vision for WFH: Treatment for All — Strategic plan focuses the WFH mission (2006)
Last updated March 2010 |
