Tag: Sickle Cell Disease
19th June is World Sickle Cell Day!
By Iyamide Thomas - NHS Engagement Lead (Screening), Sickle Cell Society UK
19th June is World Sickle Cell Day, an...
This Valentine’s Did You Find Your Type?
By Iyamide Thomas, NHS Engagement Lead (Screening), Sickle Cell Society UK
We celebrated Valentine’s...
Urgent appeal for Black donors on National Blood Week
Professor Kevin Fenton
An urgent call for more black donors has gone out, as there are short supplies...
Ade Aluko survives sickle cell disease with comedy
Ade Aluko a sickle cell disease survivor is supporting the NHS Blood and Transplant new campaign #ImThere (I’m there) to inspire new donors to...
Growing rates of sickle cell disease prompt urgent call for...
To mark National Blood Week (19th – 25th June), NHS Blood and Transplant is launching an appeal for black donors to register to give...
Greater awareness and understanding needed to improve care for people with...
The results of a newly developed survey of people living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in England have revealed that information provision and lack...
Woman with Sickle Cell to help recruit blood donors
Shalona Willie, a 28-year-old woman living with Sickle Cell Disease who has received several blood transfusions is at the heart of a new advertising...
Black blood and organ donors urged to ‘Be There’ for their...
This Black History Month NHS Blood and Transplant is urging black people to register as blood, organ and stem cell donors and “Be There”...
