Goal #2

Catch-Up Screening
In Alignment with Ghana’s National Strategy for Sickle Cell Disease
Strategic objective 3: Improve health outcomes of individuals with SCD
Implementation Strategy 2: Develop mechanisms for catch-up screening
Our Goal for Future Catch-Up Screening Programs

To assist in expanding the availability of point-of-care testing (POCT) for children and youth who were not screened for sickle cell disease
at birth

A Ghanaian child being screened for SCD using POCT

A Ghanaian child being screened for SCD using POCT