Jason YipApr 3
#GeneEditing Therapy Shows Success Against Severe #SickleCell Disease https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2026/04/01/gene-editing-therapy-shows-success-against-severe-sickle-cell-disease
ValidUpdatesOct 3, 2025

Akuku Danger makes a bold, kind call on kids. He says sickle cell ends with him, and urges simple tests before birth plans. 💛 #ValidUpdates #AkukuDanger #SickleCell #Kenya #Health

https://validupdates.com/2025/10/akuku-danger-rejects-fatherhood-over-sickle-cell-risk/

Akuku Danger rejects fatherhood over sickle cell risk

Akuku Danger rules out kids, citing sickle cell risk; the Kenyan comedian vows it ends with him and urges couples to test first

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B31 VoicesSep 10, 2025

BLOOD DONOR APPEAL: O negative, B negative & black heritage donors needed in #Birmingham

READ: https://bvoices.uk/4pn1MeG

#blooddonor #blooddonation #blood #sicklecell

Headlines AfricaJun 20, 2025
Africa: WHO Calls for Increased Awareness, Treatment to Reduce Africa's Sickle Cell Burden: [Premium Times] in 2021, 405,000 children in Africa were born with sickle cell disease, a 27 per cent rise from 2000 http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLSfk4 #Africa #SickleCell #HealthAwareness #ChildHealth #WHO
Show threadWHOJun 19, 2025
Many pregnant & breastfeeding women cannot be sure that their needed medications are safe for them – inc. for diseases like #SickleCell - because of exclusion of these groups from clinical trials. 🔗 bit.ly/4e7Pql8

Equity and health: the inclusi...
Equity and health: the inclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding women in clinical trials

Pregnant and breastfeeding women have historically been excluded from medical research, resulting in substantial gaps in evidence on the safety and efficacy of medicines and vaccines during these critical periods. This exclusion has led to fragmented health policies and inconsistent clinical recommendations for prevention and treatment. The UN’s Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are working to reduce these preventable deaths by promoting best practices to include pregnant and breastfeeding women in research in an ethical way.

Show threadWHOJun 19, 2025
With high quality care, women with #SickleCell disease can have healthy pregnancies and births. They need: 👨🏿‍⚕️ Access to skilled health workers 🩺 Additional health checks 🤰🏾 Individualized & respectful care 🔬 Research for safe treatments in pregnancy bit.ly/446z3AV
Show threadWHOJun 19, 2025
#SickleCell disease poses life-threatening risks for women & babies. In fact, it leads to a 11X higher risk of maternal death, increased rates of stillbirth, and preterm births. WHO’s new guideline aims to improve pregnancy outcomes for those affected. 🔗 bit.ly/446z3AV
Show threadWHOJun 19, 2025
#SickleCell disease is a group of inherited blood disorders characterized by abnormally shaped red blood cells. These cells can block blood flow, causing - severe anaemia - episodes of severe pain - recurrent infections - emergencies like strokes, sepsis or organ failures bsky.app/profile/who....

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WHOJun 19, 2025
Today is #SickleCell Awareness Day 🩸 40% more people are living with sickle cell disease today than in 2000. It is a growing health challenge, affecting around 7.7 million people in the world today. Read WHO’s new recommendations on care during pregnancy: bit.ly/446z3AV
Knowledge ZoneJun 19, 2025

#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of Blaise Pascal (1623) - French mathematician, physicist, inventor. He made important contributions to the study of fluids, and clarified the concepts of pressure and vacuum.

Today is World #SickleCell Day.

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