While I’ve been a sickle cell disease (SCD) advocate for more than two decades, I only seriously committed to this work after experiencing one of my worst complications: a case of avascular necrosis, which causes the death of blood tissue. It left me bedridden for…
I recently shared my journey to accept my diagnosis of sickle cell disease. When people are told they have an illness, it not only affects them, but those around them as well. It’s therefore not just patients who have to accept the journey ahead, but their loved ones, too.
A cohort of African health ministers, with support from the African regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO), has opened a campaign to improve sickle cell disease (SCD) awareness, prevention, and care in that continent, where most SCD patients reside. The effort seeks to curb the blood disorder’s…
The Vodafone Americas Foundation recently announced the winners of its 10th annual Wireless Innovation Project (WIP), which awarded $600,000 in three-year grants to tackle critical issues facing the global community. The first-place prize of $300,000 was awarded to a point-of-care platform called SMART, for its remote diagnostic testing targeting…
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