Breaking Barriers: Pioneering Psychosocial Support for Bleeding Disorders in Kyrgyzstan

<p>When we talk about bleeding disorders, care often begins with diagnosis, treatment, and the prevention of bleeding. But living with a bleeding disorder involves much more than managing a medical condition. It can affect emotional wellbeing, family life, relationships, education and everyday confidence. </p><p>That is the starting point for Breaking Barriers: Pioneering Psychosocial Support for Bleeding Disorders in Kyrgyzstan, a new EAHAD project that puts psychosocial care at the centre of the conversation.</p><p>In this episode, Christina Burgess, Project Lead and Chair of the EAHAD Psychosocial Professionals Committee, introduces an initiative exploring the psychosocial needs of people with bleeding disorders and their families in Kyrgyzstan.</p><p>Through a multidisciplinary approach and direct engagement with the local bleeding disorder community, the project aims to better understand these needs and explore how psychosocial support can become a more integrated part of comprehensive bleeding disorder care.</p><p>Listen to Christina as she shares the story behind the project, the work undertaken in Kyrgyzstan, and what comes next.</p>