The sickle cell disease constitutes a major problem of public health. We find 5% to 20% of
carriers of this disease in West Africa and 40% among some populations in central Africa …

More than 120 million people worldwide carry the sickle cell trait, and an estimated 500,000
children are born each year with sickle cell disease. This pathology makes no distinction of …

Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study of a unique non-random sampling from 50
families affected by sickle cell disease in Mbujimayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo …

The sickle cell disease is a genotypic affection, suited to the black race, characterized by the
presence of an abnormal haemoglobin S (HbS). The purpose of this survey was to assess …

Sickle cell disease is the commonest single gene disease in Africa. Morbidity and mortality
from this disease has remained unacceptably high in Africa whereas there has been a …

Abstract In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), sickle cell disease is not yet really
regarded as a health care priority. The patterns of sickle cell disease in patients living in …

Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is considered as one of the major types of anemia in
Sudan, especially the western part of the country. We studied clinical and hematological …

Abstract Issue/Problem Sickle cell disease is a major concern in sub-Saharan Africa, with a
prevalence of 0.5 to 2% among children and a mortality rate exceeding 50% in untreated …

Introduction: sickle cell disease is the most common inherited hemoglobin disease globally
and remains a significant concern worldwide and in Africa. This study aimed to determine …

Abstract Background Although Nigeria has the highest burden of sickle cell disease (SCD)
worldwide, there is still variable and poor utilisation of standard-of-care practices for SCD …