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Megan Adediran

Executive Director
Haemophilia Foundation of Nigeria
Kaduna, Nigeria

Megan Adediran is a member of the WFH Board and is the Executive Director of the Haemophilia Foundation of Nigeria (HFN). Megan is a person with a bleeding disorder herself and has two sons with severe haemophilia A. Over the years, the HFN has been able to spearhead the advocacy and awareness of bleeding disorders in Nigeria and train healthcare providers across the country. She also advocated effectively for government engagement including securing a Desk Officer for bleeding disorders at the Federal Ministry of Health and 6 states in the country. Recently, she successfully got the government to include bleeding disorders in the National NCD policy. Megan has worked collaboratively with medical professionals to set up 15 HTCs across Nigeria and she and them are  currently developing the second edition of its National Treatment Guideline.