Thalassemia: why early testing matters
Dr Layal Issa, a haematologist, explains what thalassemia is, how thalassemia major is inherited, and why early testing, premarital screening, safe blood transfusions, iron-chelating medication and...
Africa Unites to Strengthen the Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease | Continental Workshop
Africa carries more than 70% of the global burden of sickle cell disease, yet millions still face delayed diagnosis, limited treatment access, inadequat...
Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that requires lifelong care. In Syria, ongoing challenges make access to regular treatment and follow‑up especially difficult for many patients.
Thalassemia explained by Dr Layal Issa, MSF haematologist in Syria
Person-centred sickle cell care: lived experience and participatory research
...us Dr Motto Nganda is joined by Ayo Akinmolayan, who brings lived experience of sickle cell disease, and Evelyn Matongo, a psychologist leading participatory research in Zambia, t...
Sickle cell disease
...still needed today to tackle four specific diseases: diabetes, women's cancers, sickle cell disease, and pediatric tuberculosis, in the low and middle income countries where MSF t...
مرض السكري
تكشف هذه السلسلة المكونة من أربعة أجزاء عن التطورات الطبية التي غيرت نهج الرعاية الطبية لمنظمة أطباء بلا حدود قبل عقد من الزمن، والابتكارات العاجلة التي لا تزال مطلوبة اليوم لمعالجة أربعة أمراض محد...
🟥 DIRECT | Okapi Service : Est-ce que l’on peut guérir de l’anémie SS ?
Sickle cell disease is the world’s most common genetic illness—yet it remains one of the most negle...
¿Sabías que la anemia falciforme es una enfermedad genética que afecta a miles de personas pero que a menudo es ignorada? 🤔
En el Centro de Salud de Madres y Niños en Diffa, Níger, estamos trabaja..