The fight against sickle cell disease continues as the Sickle Cell Association of South Louisiana to host the 10th annual ...

What's the story The Indian government has announced a major initiative to screen 70 million people under the age of 40 for sickle cell disease by 2025-26. The screening will be conducted in 17 ...

Sickle Cell is a major health challenge in Africa, where 75% of the 8 million people living with the disease reside. Nigeria is home to the vast majority of the carriers, with an estimated 150,000 ...

Surat: On World Sickle Cell Day, care kits were distributed to patients at New Civil Hospital (NCH) on Thursday. Information on preventive measures fo.

The observance of World Sickle Cell Day 2025 is also meant to encourage discussions for innovative solutions and best practices for the management of sickle cell anaemia. The theme for this year’s ...

Cohen Children’s Medical Center held its second Shine The Light Sickle Cell Fashion Show on June 19. The day is both Juneteenth — honoring the final end of slavery in America — as well as World Sickle ...

NHS Blood and Transplant is renewing the call for more donors of Black heritage to come forward and give blood to help patients with sickle cell. Last week’s appeal was launched to mark National Blood ...

To address this health challenge, the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Madhya Pradesh on July 1, 2023. The mission aims to eliminate ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its first-ever global guideline on the management of sickle cell disease (SCD) during pregnancy, addressing a critical and growing health challenge ...

In a milestone step toward addressing a critical global health challenge, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first-ever global guideline for the management of sickle cell disease (SCD) ...

Ogbuku noted that sickle cell disease affects thousands of individuals and families in the Niger Delta, with many lacking access to early diagnosis, counseling, and treatment.

Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive blood disorder that can lead to anaemia. It is caused by a mutation in the haemoglobin gene, which leads to deformation of red blood cells.