Ghana urged to integrate universal sickle cell screening into primary healthcare
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Ghana is being urged to create a sustainable, nationally funded screening program for newborn sickle cell disease. This recommendation builds on thirty years of progress in early treatment and detection. The call came from Professor Isaac Odame, who leads the Haematology Section at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and serves as a global director.
Ghana has been urged to establish a sustainable, nationally funded newborn screening programme for sickle cell disease (SCD), building on three decades of progress in early detection and treatment. The call was made by Professor Isaac Odame, Haematology Section Head at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Canada, and Director of the Global […]