Coimbatore: Disability certificates were distributed to 80 hemophilia patients undergoing treatment for the blood disorder at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital on Saturday, the World Hemophilia Day.
The certificate would help the patients get benefits like monthly pension, free bus pass for local travel, 75% concession in interdistrict bus fare, annual scholarship for education, one-hour extra for writing exams, and subsidy and bank loans to start businesses.
CMCH dean Dr A Nirmala, who distributed the certificates, said more than 300 hemophilia patients are undergoing treatment in CMCH. “Of them, 156 are from Coimbatore and the rest from neighbouring districts like Erode, Tirupur, Nilgiris and Dindigul. Another 40-odd patients will get the certificate soon.”
The Hemophilia Society’s Coimbatore chapter thanked the dean for the gesture. Hemophilia is a rare disorder in which blood doesn't clot normally because it lacks sufficient blood clotting proteins or factors. TNN