Caring for Africa’s sickle cell children: will we rise to the challenge?

Caring for Africa’s sickle cell children: will we rise to the challenge?

Abstract Background Most of the world’s sickle cell disease (SCD) burden is in Africa, where it is a major contributor to child morbidity and mortality. Despite the low cost of many preventive SCD interventions, insufficient resources have been allocated, and progress in alleviating the SCD burden h...

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Main Authors: Assaf P. Oron, Dennis L. Chao, Echezona E. Ezeanolue, Loveth N. Ezenwa, Frédéric B. Piel, Osifo Telison Ojogun, Sophie Uyoga, Thomas N. Williams, Obiageli E. Nnodu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Sickle cell disease (SCD)
Sickle cell anemia (SCA)
Maternal newborn and child health (MNCH)
Child mortality
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Newborn screening
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01557-2

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