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Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited health conditions that affect red blood cells.
It can cause episodes of severe pain and other serious health problems, so ongoing care and research are vital to improving treatment and quality of life.
On World Sickle Cell Day, teams at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust hosted an event that raised awareness of the Trust’s haemoglobinopathies service and initiatives including the Improving Black Health Outcomes (IBHO) BioResource.