Sickle cell disease in Sub-Saharan Africa
File(s)
Author(s)
Williams, TN
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In Africa, at least 240,000 children are born each year with sickle cell disease. Historically, in the absence of newborn screening and appropriate treatment, most such children died undiagnosed in early childhood. However, with increasing awareness of the condition and economic and epidemiologic transition, increasing numbers are surviving. Greater investments in basic and applied research in the African context, and increased sensitization or African ministries of health regarding the importance of this condition, could make a substantial difference to the lives and livelihoods of millions of people living with sickle cell disease on the continent and their families.
Date Issued
2016-01-28
Date Acceptance
2016-01-28
Citation
Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, 2016, 30 (2), pp.343-358
ISSN
1558-1977
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
343
End Page
358
Journal / Book Title
Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
Volume
30
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2016 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Wellcome Trust
Identifier
PII: S0889-8588(15)00192-6
Grant Number
091758/B/10/Z
Subjects
Bacteremia
Children
Public health
Sickle cell disease
Sub-Saharan Africa
Oncology & Carcinogenesis
1102 Cardiovascular Medicine And Haematology
Publication Status
Published