Jamshedpur, April 17: The Jamshedpur wing of Haemophilia Society has decided to set up a Haemophilia detection centre, in association with Haemophilia Federation of India.

Officials said the New Delhi-based apex body has agreed to lend necessary assistance to set up the centre in the city. The Haemophilia federation will not only provide financial assistance but will also guide the body to function properly.

At a function organised by the society to mark the World Haemophilia Day, senior officials of the federation said about Rs 4 lakh will be procured to set up the centre, expected to be ready by next year.

The function also witnessed lectures by medical experts like Dr Amit Mukherjee, orthopaedics surgeon, of Tinplate Hospital, Dr Atul Srivastav paediatrician of Tinplate Hospital and Ravi Shankar Ravi, physical therapist.

A free health check-up was also organised for haemophilia patients at Sakchi.

Regional director of Haemophilia Federation of India Ujjal Roy said the objective of the apex body is to create awareness about the disease as well as ensure that proper care is provided to the patients. ?We will need about Rs 4 lakh to set up a diagnostic centre,? said Roy, adding that some of the NGOs will also be involved in the project.

Haemophilia is a life-long genetic bleeding disorder. If a patients hurts himself, the bleeding doesn?t stop as blood doesn?t clot, which can be fatal sometimes. Though it is an incurable disorder, it can be controlled even in its severest form.

Dr Amit Mukherjee, orthopaedic surgeon of Tinplate Hospital and vice-president (medical) of the city wing of Haemophilia Society, said due to inadequate detection centres, people suffering from the disease have to go to other cities for treatment.

He added that though Tinplate Hospital has been working as a designated centre, the facilities available here are not enough and a lot of patients are referred to other cities.

He added the new detection centre will ensure detection of various types, A, B or C of haemophilia, that will be of a lot of help to the doctors while treating the patients.