Sickle cell anaemia |20 June 2025

Sickle cell anaemia

Sickle cell disease is the name given to a group of inherited blood disorder that affect the red blood cells, with the most serious type being sickle cell anaemia.If you have ever come across a sickle (a farm tool) then you will understand why this group of disease is given this name. Quite simply, the red blood cells are shaped like sickles but the disease itself is far from simple.

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is an international awareness day celebrated annually on June 19. The main goal is to increase people’s knowledge and understanding of what sickle cell disease is, the importance of early diagnosis, its causes, symptoms and treatments. It also provides an opportunity to highlight the challenges experienced by patients and their families.

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