The State government is committed to control sickle cell. Adopting a comprehensive approach in this direction, we are trying to give a better life to the infected, because the effect of this ...

In Jharkhand, the launch of the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission on July 1, 2023, marked a significant turning point in the state’s public health efforts.

Also read | Sickle cell anaemia: What is it, warning signs and symptoms, causes, treatment Sickle cell disease affects the way the red blood cells of the body carry oxygen.

With the launch of the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission in 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has made a public commitment to bring the disease out of the shadows.

Ghana records around 18,000 new cases of sickle cell disease each year, with approximately 2% of newborns diagnosed and over half of them affected by the most severe form, Sickle Cell Anaemia.

Every year, sickle cell disease is estimated to cause over 375, 000 deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Among them are hundreds of thousands of women with sickle cell disease ...

Ghana records around 18,000 new cases of sickle cell disease each year, with approximately 2% of newborns diagnosed and over half of them affected by the most severe form, Sickle Cell Anaemia.

Sickle-cell disease (SCD), or sickle-cell anaemia (or anemia, SCA) or drepanocytosis, is an autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder with overdominance, characterized by red blood cells that ...

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first-ever global guideline on the management of sickle cell disease ...

In the frozen reaches of the planet—glaciers, mountaintops, and icy groundwater—scientists have uncovered strange ...