A new initiative on blood transfusions and on the value of the blood donations was launched.


A new initiative on blood transfusions and on the value of the blood donations was launched.

Aliyu Mande, health information officer at Ahmadu Bello Teaching Hospital, Zaria (Nigeria), replied to some questions about the COVID-19 management in his country with a focus on Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients. The interview is in the context of the FGB activities within the ARISE project.

Do not miss the new webinar “Paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 and Sickle Cell Disease – what is the link?” organised within the ARISE project to be held on Monday 15th June at 06:00 PM CEST (05:00 PM UK time).

The second session of the webinar, to be held on Thursday 28th May, 2020 at 04:00 PM (UK time), will be the occasion to discuss with some relevant experts in the field to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on the SCD population, drawing conclusions from both the US and Lebanon. The emotional impact of the disease will be addressed as well.

In collaboration with the partners of the ARISE project that the Foundation coordinates, the webinar “COVID-19 and Sickle Cell Disease: the current scenario” has been organised. The first session of the webinar will be held on Tuesday 19th May, 2020 at 04:00 PM (UK time).

COVID-19 pandemic is a health emergency involving all the world and the rare disease community is not excluded. Among the patients exposed to major risks, there are those treated with immunosuppressive drugs and those affected by respiratory diseases, but most of all those who have one or more complications affecting several organs and systems.

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