HSE Staff in Louth County Hospital to Host Local Haemochromatosis Awareness Events

HSE staff from the Haemochromatosis/Venesection Clinic in the Louth County Hospital will be hosting information sessions in Dundalk and Drogheda on Thursday, 4th June:

• Marshes Shopping Centre in Dundalk from 9am to 8pm
• Town Shopping Centre in Drogheda from 9am to 5pm

Louth County Hospital staff want to raise awareness of Haemochromatosis through these information sessions and are encouraging members of the public to attend on Thursday, 4th June to learn more about the condition, the symptoms and treatment.

Haemochromatosis is more common in Ireland than in any other country in the world as many as 1 in 83 Irish people have the condition.  Haemochromatosis is an iron overload disorder.

The information sessions in Dundalk and Drogheda have been organised to coincide with the Irish Haemochromatosis Association Awareness Day on Thursday, 4th June.