Consortium On Newborn Screening In Africa (CONSA) Highlights The Need For Newborn Screening

Of Sickle Cell Disease In Africa Screening programs launched in seven countries with the goal to screen 10,000 – 16,000 babies each year Despite progress made in reducing child mortality and improving health outcomes, many African countries do not have the capacity to diagnose and treat genetic diseases, those passed from parents to children. The […]

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2nd African Congress On Sickle Cell Disease Goes Fully Virtual

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2nd African Congress on Sickle Cell Disease holds virtually from 25th to 29th May 2021, according to the health guidelines established by the WHO and other health authorities. The Congress which has established itself as the foremost inclusive community and impact-driven event on sickle cell disease in the African […]

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Nigeria Successfully Hosts The 1st African Congress On Sickle Cell Disease

Last October, key stakeholders including medical & sickle cell experts, governmental and non-governmental organizations from across Africa and the World came together as a collective on one international stage to discuss the burden of sickle cell disease, its impact on African communities and proffer evidence-based solutions and recommendations to its effect. Delegates from over 25 […]

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Nigeria To Host First African Congress On Sickle Cell Disease

Nigeria is set to host the first continent-wide conference on sickle cell disease, an ailment which has been described as one of the world’s most common genetic diseases, affecting an increasing number of people but is still relatively unknown to the wider public. The maiden African Congress on Sickle Cell Disease (ACSCD), with the theme: […]

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