Minister Sasho Klekovski: Donation of 1.2 million units of factor VIII unblocked
The Health Ministry says the shipment is now at the Institute for Transfusion Medicine and will soon be distributed to haemophilia patients.
Health Minister Sasho Klekovski announced at a press conference that an outstanding donation of 1.2 million units of factor VIII for haemophilia — valued at about $500,000 — has been unblocked and delivered to the Institute for Transfusion Medicine.
“This donation had been stuck for months in administrative and bureaucratic problems. Thanks to the persistence of the association and the Institute, in coordination with MALMED and the Institute of Public Health, it was possible to overcome all obstacles and this week the medicine is already available to the Institute and soon to patients,” Klekovski said.
What it means for patients
According to the minister, the arrival of the factor VIII units should significantly improve the care and treatment options for people with haemophilia who rely on regular supplies of clotting factor.
Klekovski credited the patient association and staff at the transfusion institute for sustained efforts that, together with regulatory coordination, cleared the administrative hurdles that had delayed the shipment.
The ministry said the product is now in the possession of the Institute for Transfusion Medicine and will be made available to patients in the coming days as distribution and clinical protocols are finalised by health authorities.
Officials described the move as temporary relief that addresses an immediate supply shortfall; longer-term planning for stable access to haemophilia therapies remains a government and health-system priority.
Photo: press material from the event
