World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is being observed today 


Since 2008, the Day has been held annually, in order to help increase public knowledge and raise awareness of Sickle Cell Disease and the struggles sufferers and their families go through.  

The date was chosen to commemorate the day on which a resolution was officially adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, recognising Sickle Cell Disease as a public health concern. 

Sickle Cell Disease affects millions of people around the world, including both adults and children. It is a potentially fatal disease and, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is one of the main causes of premature death amongst children under the age of five in various African countries.


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