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#SickleCell disease is a group of inherited blood disorders characterized by abnormally shaped red blood cells. These cells can block blood flow, causing
- severe anaemia,
- episodes of severe pain,
- recurrent infections,
- emergencies like strokes, sepsis or organ failures.
Improved treatments are available but access – and diagnosis - remains a challenge in many parts of the world.