Sickle Cell Management in Nigeria
April 27, 2019 Sickle Cell Disease 0 CommentNew release! Our founder Augusta Elizabeth Koroma has written a new book ‘Sickle Cell Management in Nigeria’.
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Fundraiser: 2019 Africa Sickle Cell Tour
December 18, 2018 Awareness / Sickle Cell Disease 0 CommentSickle Cell Intervention UK is partnering with Africa Security Form UK for the 2019 Africa Sickle Cell Tour. The aim of the project is to spread awareness about Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) at the grassroots level in three countries: Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda. The Sickle Cell Disease crisis in […]
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Augusta Koroma wins 2018 BEFFTA People’s Choice Award
December 17, 2018 Sickle Cell Ailment 5 CommentsSickle Cell Intervention UK is pleased to announce that our founder and CEO Augusta Koroma has been honoured with a Special 2018 BEFFTA Award.
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8 Ways to Help a Loved One with Sickle Cell Disease Management
June 1, 2018 Sickle Cell Ailment 0 CommentIf your loved one has been diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease, it’s natural to want to support them in managing their condition. Sickle Cell Intervention has compiled a list for friends and family members of Sickle Cell Warriors. Here are 8 ways you can help: Show EMPATHY to the person […]
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10 Myths and Fact About Sickle Cell Disease
Awareness / Sickle Cell Ailment 0 CommentSickle Cell Intervention has made a list of our Top 1o myths and facts about Sickle Cell Disease. Malaria – There are sayings that I have heard from many people that malaria does not attack sickle cell sufferers and I am always amazed as there is no basis for such […]
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Sickle Cell Disease Awareness
Awareness / Sickle Cell Ailment / Sickle Cell Disease 0 CommentThe misconceptions about Sickle Cell Disease in local communities and among health care professionals can be problematic. Family members, law enforcement, paramedics and hospital staff who aren’t educated about Sickle Cell Disease often subject those suffering from the ailment to unfair treatment and stigma because the misinterpret their symptoms for […]
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Stop The Stigma!
Events / Sickle Cell Ailment 0 CommentWorld Sickle Cell Day is celebrated all over the world on June 19th each year with an aim of increasing public awareness on this lethal ailment and managing it effectively in collaboration with health professionals, families and public as a whole. In 2016, our sister organization Africa Sickle Cell Centre […]
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Why is Stigma attached to Sickle Cell Disease?
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Managing Sickle Cell Disease
March 13, 2018 Sickle Cell Ailment 0 CommentPassage, and going through the cites of the are seen classical literature, discovered.
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Practical Guideline On Public Health Intervention in Africa
by Augusta Elizabeth Koroma
The Public Health issues are great concerns across the length and breadth of Africa. The author of this book provides a guideline on how best health practitioners could intervene in tackling some of the public health challenges
Sickle Cell Ailment: My Cry, My Story
by Augusta Elizabeth Koroma
The Public Health issues relating to Sickle Cell disease is mainly predominant in populations of Africa and Caribbean descendant. It is a subject that many community members are unaware of until they have a friend or a family member who is affected, and there is more to be done on research and Public awareness campaigns.