
SCD Often Not Diagnosed in Ghana Until Pain Crisis at Age 4, Survey Finds
by Patricia Inacio PhD | October 12, 2021 People with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Ghana — a country in sub-Saharan Africa, a region with the world’s highest SCD prevalence — often go undiagnosed until age 4 and during a pain crisis, a study into patients in Accra, the country’s capital, reported. These findings reflect the importance of newborn screening […]