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A global perspective on sickle cell disease
Author(s) -
Aygun Banu,
Odame Isaac
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.24175
Subject(s) - medicine , blood cancer , disease , psychological intervention , disease burden , burden of disease , public health , perspective (graphical) , health professionals , global health , intensive care medicine , economic growth , cancer , health care , pathology , nursing , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics
The global burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) is now being increasingly realized. SCD poses a significant public health problem in sub‐Saharan Africa, the Middle East, some regions of India, the Caribbean, and Brazil. In many of these regions, progress in the management of SCD has been slow. Long‐term North–South and South–South partnerships between SCD professionals, funding agencies, governments, and industry are needed to help reduce the high disease burden in developing countries, through widespread SCD education, relevant research and implementation of evidence‐based cost‐effective interventions. A group of SCD professionals have responded with action by forming a global network. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2012;59:386–390. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.