Open AccessCAREST—Multilingual Regional Integration for Health Promotion and Research on Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia
Author(s) -
Jennifer KnightMadden,
Marc Romana,
Rinaldo Villaescusa,
Marvin Reid,
Maryse EtienneJulan,
Laurence Boutin,
Gisèle Elana,
Narcisse Elenga,
Gillian Wheeler,
Ketty Lee,
Rosa M. Nieves,
Althea Jones Lecointe,
Marie-Laure Lalanne-Mistrih,
Gylna Loko,
Lisiane Keclard-Christophe,
MarieDominique HardyDessources
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2016.303078
Subject(s) - disease , thalassemia , medicine , health care , sickle cell anemia , health promotion , family medicine , environmental health , public health , pediatrics , gerontology , nursing , pathology , economic growth , economics
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a significant problem in the Caribbean, where many individuals have African and Asian forebears. However, reliable prevalence data and specific health care programs for SCD are often missing in this region. Closer collaboration between Caribbean territories initiated in 2006 to set up strategies to promote better equity in the health care system for SCD patients led to the formation of CAREST: the Caribbean Network of Researchers on Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia. We present the effectiveness of collaborations established by CAREST to promote SCD newborn screening programs and early childhood care, to facilitate health worker training and approaches for prevention and treatment of SCD complications, and to carry out inter-Caribbean research studies.