For too many women, a bleeding disorder goes unrecognised for years. Misdiagnosed, dismissed, or told their symptoms are simply normal, women with bleeding disorders have long faced significant gaps in diagnosis, treatment, and care. Today, that is beginning to change — and the EHC is proud to be part of that change.

EHC is partnering with Project Elevate Her, a global multi-year initiative launched by Maia Meier, a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and endurance athlete living with von Willebrand Disease. Through a series of high-altitude expeditions across the Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each continent, Maia aims to become the first woman with a bleeding disorder to complete all Seven Summits, and the second Canadian woman to climb the Seven Summits and ski to the South Pole.

But this is more than an athletic milestone. Each expedition serves as a platform to amplify the voices of women living with bleeding disorders, highlight the realities they face, and advocate for earlier diagnosis and better care worldwide. The campaign’s overarching theme, “Diagnosis Changes Everything”, reflects a simple but powerful truth: when women are recognised earlier, outcomes change.

Mont Blanc: The First Expedition

The first chapter of Project Elevate Her begins this June, with Maia climbing Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe. An awareness campaign runs alongside the expedition, starting from the end of April 2026, featuring patient stories, clinical perspectives, and educational content focused on the European landscape.

As a proud European partner, EHC is contributing to this campaign by sharing stories from women across the continent, amplifying expert voices, and ensuring that the European dimension of this global issue remains visible. The initiative also has a fundraising goal of $5,000,000 CAD, to be distributed among partner organisations (including EHC) to support diagnosis, treatment, and care for women with bleeding disorders worldwide.

Project Elevate Her was formally introduced to the global bleeding disorders community at the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) World Congress in April 2026, alongside partners including the WFH, Canadian Haemophilia Society, the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation, and Haemophilia Foundation Australia.

Follow the campaign as it unfolds and support the initiative at www.projectelevateher.com.

To support the fundraising campaign: GoFundMe