Today is world sickle cell awareness day, this day is to increase awareness about sickle cell disorder, importance of early diagnosis, effective treatment and preventive measures.
The theme for this year is “Hope Through Process: Advancing Sickle Cell Care Globally”, the theme reintroduces importance of unity, collective voices, awareness to reduce stigma while bringing meaningful change to individuals affected by sickle cell disorder.
It is essential that every individual with sickle cell disorder receives comprehensive care that is coordinated through experienced and appropriate medical personnel, appropriate treatment of critical conditions before it develops into life-threathening complications.
There should be improvement within health care systems across all levels to ensure that there’s groundbreaking development of therapies, increased efforts to acquire data for decision making and as well increase awareness, public knowledge and understanding of this disorder.
Over the years, there has been encouraging developments that helps to reduce the frequency and severity of pains, spreading awareness about genotype compatibility to reduce the occurrence of sickle cell through childbirth.
World sickle cell awareness day is a period to acknowledge challenges faced by individuals living with the disorder, celebrate their resilience, progress and ignite hope for the future.
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Morayo J. Itiolu
