Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2020

June 19th was officially designated as world sickle cell awareness day.

Sickle cell awareness day 2020.

September is sickle cell awareness month september 1 2020. The international awareness day is observed annually with the goal to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease and the challenges experienced by patients and their families and caregivers. On 22 nd december 2008 the united nations general assembly adopted a resolution that recognises sickle cell disease as a public health problem and one of the world s foremost genetic diseases. The international awareness day is observed annually with the goal to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease and the challenges experienced by patients and their families and caregivers.

Marac advisory statement on post secondary and boarding school education in the age of covid 19 july 31 2020. Marac advisory statement for scd patients who are teachers administrators and other support staff during school reopening july 31 2020. The symptoms vary from person to person and change over time. Symptoms of sickle cell disease usually appear around five months of age.

Scdaa marac position on 2020 school reopening july 27 2020. World sickle cell disease day 2020. Save the date june 19 2020 details coming soon. In january 2020 hhs launched a new one of a kind sickle cell disease training and mentoring program stamp to train primary care providers on the basics of scd evaluation and management.