A delegation of medical experts from the CAribbean network of REsearchers on
Sickle cell disease and Thalassemia (CAREST Network) and the University Hospital of Guadeloupe recently completed two technical missions in Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda.
She added: "One of the areas that I became involved in was
sickle cell and I'd like to take this opportunity as one of the patrons of the
Sickle Cell Society to acknowledge the support of your Chancellor Sir Lenny Henry who is also a patron of the
Sickle Cell Society."
Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 Americans, most of African ancestry or identifying as black.
Bahrain Society for
Sickle Cell Anaemia Patient Care chairman Zakreya Al Kadhem told the GDN that they are stepping up awareness campaigns, in collaboration with the Health Ministry, about the importance of vaccinations to save as many lives as possible.
World
Sickle Cell Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008 in order to increase the awareness about the
sickle cell disease and its cure among the common public.
IMR-687 was designed to address the underlying pathology of
sickle cell disease.
Sickle cell anaemia is one of the major problems in Sudan, especially in Western area where the gene frequency of this disease is quite prevalent.
In 2016, DSHS appointed members to the
Sickle Cell Advisory Committee, as required by 25 Texas Administrative Code [section]37.420.
They found that when oxygen is very low, or under hypoxia, similar to what is seen in post-capillary vessels,
sickle red cells are two to four times more likely to get stuck to the blood vessel walls than they are at normal oxygen levels.
APHA is supporting work in Congress to fund surveillance, prevention and treatment of
sickle cell disease.