First love center

Event ID: ACCR008

18th March 2023

Talk and Testing

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About The Event

Know Your Genotype will provide a platform for a delving talk on Sickle Cell Disease and afterwards conduct a screening exercise for the participants. The aim of the event  is to furnish the youth with comprehensive knowledge on Sickle Cell Disease, the burden of the disease and the influence carriers have on preventing it.

Where

First Love Center, Legon-Accra

When

18th March, 2023 (proposed)

The talk will be 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

Venue

First Love Center, Trinity Avenue, Accra

Better still send “location” to our Whatsapp account (+233596555700) for a live location on the day of the event.

Let Us Know If You Will Be Coming

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Please direct any questions about this event to events@knowyourgenotype.org

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