April 17, 2014 .BARCELONA, Spain, April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Grifols, S.A. (MCE: GRF, MCE: GRF.P and NASDAQ: GRFS) today announced that it will donate up to 20 million units of coagulation therapies in each of the next three (3) years to the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH). Grifols has been a proud supporter of the WFH and its noble efforts for nearly a decade – and this unprecedented product donation represents its largest commitment to date. According to the WFH, this donation of blood clotting factor products will secure an average of 40,000 doses to treat approximately 10,000 patients in developing countries worldwide through 2017, where access to adequate treatment is often lacking or absent.
Grifols produces plasma-derived medicines to treat rare, genetic diseases such as hemophilia, and also develops solutions for the diagnoses of bleeding disorders. The donated therapies will be delivered from Grifols' manufacturing facilities in California and North Carolina to a WFH-USA location, where it will then be distributed internationally by the WFH to patients in need. Grifols plans to increase its production volumes of varying vial sizes and concentrations in order to specifically meet its donation commitment to the WFH, with the first shipment planned for Q4 2014.
"World Hemophilia Day represents ideal timing for Grifols to reaffirm our long-standing commitment to bleeding disorders and the hemophilia community," said Christopher Healey, Vice President of Public Affairs for the company. "In addition to obtaining treatments for hemophilia patients, the WFH does a tremendous job of raising awareness about bleeding disorders and advocating for patients. We are thrilled to be prominently partnered with them in their humanitarian efforts."
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