First love center
Event ID: ACCR008
18th March 2023
Talk and Testing
Just A Few Words
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
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Let Us Know If You Will Be Coming
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Please direct any questions about this event to events@knowyourgenotype.org