With early screening and good medical care,
Millions of people born with sickle cell disease
can live full, happy, and productive lives.
Ade, a management consultant originally from Ghana talks about his experience living with sickle cell disease.
He also speaks about the importance of advocacy, removing negative stereotypes and empowering
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The SPARCo Standards of Care Provide proven, evidence-based solutions for significantly reducing mortality, pain, and disability in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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| 1. Newborn Screening (NBS) & Catch-Up Screening Point of Care (POC) Testing |
2. Hydroxyurea (HU) | 3. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) & Blood Transfusions |
| For early life-saving diagnosis | For significant reduction of pain and disease complications | For stroke prevention |
| 4. The Kumasi Center for Sickle Cell Disease and Blood | ||
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Completion of the Ghana-Based Center of Excellence for:
• Clinical Care • Workforce Training • Research |
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With adequate funding, these initiatives, that have already been implemented in Ghana,
can be scaled up to save and improve millions of lives
of individuals in Ghana and in our sister nations in sub-Saharan Africa.
You can help millions like them to live long, live well,
and become productive citizens of Ghana and the Globe.
And that is very good news.