NIH-USAID Sickle Cell Disease Webinar “Addressing Sickle Cell Disease in Africa: Scientific and Practical Perspectives.”

Name: NIH-USAID Sickle Cell Disease Webinar “Addressing Sickle Cell Disease in Africa: Scientific and Practical Perspectives.”
Start: 2024-10-21T03:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-10-21T05:00:00+02:00
Location: NIH-USAID Sickle Cell Disease Webinar

Mon, Oct 21

NIH-USAID Sickle Cell Disease Webinar

Time & Location

Oct 21, 2024, 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM

NIH-USAID Sickle Cell Disease Webinar

About the event

Register and save the date: October 21, 2024 (9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET)

Combating Sickle Cell Disease in Africa: Scientific Perspectives and Implementation Practices (virtual) Hosted by NIH and USAID.

Audience: NIH-funded investigators, USAID field staff, government personnel, and community members in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Webinar Objectives:

● Explore ways to reduce the burden of sickle cell disease in Africa through research

● Understand how DSC affects and interacts with other priority areas of maternal and child health

● Identify opportunities and challenges related to the implementation of SCD interventions with available resources

● Small group session to explore ways to promote dialogue between SCD investigators and policy makers, program implementers and community members.

Please register in advance for this scheduled Zoom meeting:

https://nih.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItc-qvrjgtGpsQDQPIKpYkzT4qnlDOz8Y