What is World Sickle Cell Day?
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World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is June 19th. Every year, the international awareness day is held to raise public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease, as well as the challenges faced by patients, their families, and caregivers.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sickle-cell disease affects nearly 100 million people worldwide, and over 300 000 children are born each year with the disease.
Sickle cell disease is present in both races, but it is most common in African-Americans and Hispanics.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders that are usually inherited from a person's parents. SCA is the most common form of sickle cell anemia. It results in an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin found in red blood cells, which leads to an increase in the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin.
