Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland Hosts Global Effort on Sickle Cell Disease, Brings International Health Leaders Together
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 07:00
in Health & Medicine
More than two dozen international sickle cell disease leaders from Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States will gather tomorrow at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland for the 3rd annual Advanced Workshop on Sickle Cell Disease, an intensive two-day conference on sickle cell disease. This meeting is part of a global health initiative involving international countries dedicated to addressing sickle cell disease. There are over 300,000 newborns diagnosed every year.