St. Francis of assisi anglican church
Event ID: ACCR007
17th October 2022
Talk and Testing
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About The Event
As part of our awareness creation mission, we held an educative dialogue on Sickle Cell Disease with the members of the Anglican Young People’s Association of St. Francis of Assisi Anglican Church. This was followed by a screening exercise for participants who did not know their genotypes.
Where
St. Francis of Assisi Anglican Church, Sempe Street – Accra
When
17th October 2022
The talk was centered around the following topics
- Overview on Sickle Cell Disease
- Inheritance patterns
- Common crises in patients with the disease
- The disease outcome in Ghana
- What we can do about the disease burden
- The importance of nationwide screening in disease surveillance
Our Speaker
Belinda Larweh, MD
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