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2026 Annual Meeting of the General Assembly held

2026 Annual Meeting of the General Assembly held

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) 2026 Annual Meeting of the General Assembly was held today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as part of the WFH 2026 World Congress. The meeting featured the addition of new board members and the presentation of progress reports by WFH leadership. The event was attended by WFH national member organizations (NMOs) and other stakeholders.

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During today’s meeting, medical and lay board members were voted in, including Cedric Hermans, MD who was voted as Vice President, Medical; and Carlos Safadi Marquez, who was acclaimed as Vice President, Finance. Also, several organizations joined the WFH family as associate or full NMOs, bringing the total number of NMOs in the WFH to 152.

The complete election results are shown below.

Board positions

Position

Elected

Term

Vice President, Medical

Cedric Hermans, MD

4 years

Vice President, Finance

Carlos Safadi Marquez

4 years

Lay Member

Marko Marinic   
Bradley Rayner                           

4 years

Medical Members

Emna Gouider, MD
Maria Elisa Mancuso, MD

4 years

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The WFH board of directors

National member organization (NMO) changes

Organization name

Country

Accreditation level

Associação Cabo-verdiana de Hemofilia

Cape Verde

Associate member

Asociación Guatemalteca de Hemofilia (AGH)

Guatemala

Associate member

Malta Bleeding Disorders Society (MBDS)

Malta

Full NMO

Asociación Nicaragüense de Hemofilia (ANH)

Nicaragua

Dissolution of the organization

The WFH would like to thank the departing board members—Tatiana Bathfield; Barry Flynn; Daniel-Aníbal García Diego; Barbara Konkle, MD; Glenn Pierce, MD, PhD; and Dawn Rotellini—for their commitment and dedication in the name of Treatment for All.

To find out more about the WFH 2026 World Congress, click here.

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