 With a record number of participants and more than 200 sessions over the five-day meeting, the 26th International Congress of the WFH was a great success.
More than 3,600 participants from over 120 countries attended the congress, including medical and paramedical professionals, people with hemophilia, and representatives from patient groups and industry.
Topics ranged from the latest developments on gene therapy and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease to innovative education models and hands-on workshops for lab technicians.
 With the congress taking place in a developing country for only the second time ever, a number of sessions focused on the challenges countries with limited economic resources face.
“It means so much to have this event take place in a developing country,” said congress president Prof. Parttraporn Isarangkura, “given that 80 per cent of people with hemophilia in the developing world do not have effective treatment.”
The congress was officially opened by her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn.
 Participants had a taste of Thai culture during the opening ceremonies, which featured traditional dances and martial arts demonstrations, and had a tour of the Royal Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Throughout the congress, participants experienced the warm friendliness that Thailand is renowned for. The WFH thanks congress hosts the National Hemophilia Foundation of Thailand and the Thai Society of Hematology for all their hard work and hospitality.
Read more about the WFH congress in Hemophilia Daily, the congress newsletter (below), and in the next issue of Hemophilia World.
Hemophilia Daily, Issue no. 1 - Sunday, Oct. 17 / Monday, Oct. 18
Hemophilia Daily, Issue no. 2 - Tuesday, October 19
Hemophilia Daily, Issue no. 3 - Wednesday, October 20
Hemophilia Daily, Issue no. 4 - Thursday, October 21
Abstract book; XXVI International Congress of the WFH
Haemophilia journal; October 2004, Volume 10, Suppl. 3
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