January 21, 2025
Kinshasa, DR Congo

sickle cell disease

Africa Medicine DR Congo Technology & Innovation

A mobile laboratory for screening and monitoring sickle cell patients in rural and remote areas

Sickle cell anaemia is a recessive hereditary disease affecting between 15-25 % of the population in sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are the two countries most affected in Africa, with a carrier prevalence (AS) of around 25 %, or one family in four. The WHO has formulated strategies to

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