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.
Learn more from the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America's website.
Donate funds to fight the disease. To post and follow on social media, use #WorldSickleCellDay to post and track.
History
In 1846, where the autopsy of an executed runaway slave was discussed, the first modern report of sickle cell disease may have occurred.
The World Health Organization and 2008, the United Nations recognized sickle cell disease in 2006, and in 2008, the United Nations recognized sickle cell disease, and the United Nations declared sickle cell disease in 2006, and World Sickle Cell Awareness Day was held on June 19 in 2006.
