EVENTS
The Global Sickle Cell Disease Network will be providing information on global events related to sickle cell disease.
June 3 - 6, 2025
Abuja, Nigeria
The 5th Global Congress on Sickle Cell Disease will be held in Abuja, Nigeria from June 3 to 6, 2025.
The Sickle Cell Support Society of Nigeria (SCSSN) will host the Congress in partnership with GSCDN and local sickle cell disease (SCD) organizations and industry partners.
Stay tuned for more information.
July 25, 2022
Inaugural Global HOPE Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Seminar
Presented by Texas Children's Hospital's Global HOPE Program. The topic of this webinar is Transplant for Children with Sickle Cell Disease, presented by:
Dr. Gladstone Airewele
Director, Global HOPE Hematology Program, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology
Baylor College of Medicine
June 25, 2022
VIRTUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DR. KWAKU OHENE-FREMPONG
The Family of Dr. Kwaku Ohene Frempong requests the honor of your participation in the Virtual Global Celebration of his life.
Dr. Ohene-Frempong was a true leader in the sickle cell community and dedicated his life and career to working with sickle cell diseases (SCD). He held many roles on the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America board of directors over the years, including chief medical officer, board chair and board member emeritus. He also sat on the SCDAA Medical and Research Advisory Committee. His presence will be sorely missed in our organization and in the community at large.