A number of SickleInAfrica members recently participated in the HEROES Sickle Cell Disease S)CD Master Class in Tanzania from July 19-21th. Representatives included Dr Mwashungi A @oennodu Dr Hilda Tutuba, Prof Léon Tshilolo, Dr Vivian Paintsil @agnesjonathan3, @juliemakani

Ongoing at @muhimbiliuniver: Launch of the @TheLancetHaem Commission to achieve greater political commitment, investment, & partnerships to improve the lives of patients with #sicklecell disease. Over 200 participants online & in-person. @SickleInAfrica @REDACnetwork @nih_nhlbi

A number of SickleInAfrica researchers are attending the ongoing @gatesfoundation Grand Challenges Meeting in Dakar, Senegal. They participated in a panel discussion on Sickle Cell Disease: Global Burden and Therapeutic Opportunities. #GCAM2023

Many thanks to @TheLancetHaem & organisers of the launch of the Lancet Haematology Commission to achieve greater political commitment, investment & partnerships for SCD. Well done to SickleInAfrica members who were at the event as organisers, speakers & sponsors📸@VickyNembaware

SickleInAfrica Principal Investigators, collaborators and the co-Chair of our steering committee are currently attending at a @WHOAFRO meeting to contribute to the development of a guidance framework for #SickleCell Disease treatment centers & centers of excellence in Africa

As we kick-start the 8th SickleInAfrica meeting, in Cape Town, we are excited to announce that Dr Leon Tshilolo is the new co-Chair of our steering committee. Prof Tshilolo is a Pediatrician, Hematologist & Director, Monkole Medical Center, Kinshasa, DRC. @juliemakani, @oennodu