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Under the direction of Dr. Edda Hadeed, paediatrician in Antigua & Barbuda, this powerful book brings together the voices of persons living with Sickle Cell Disease, their families, healthcare providers and supporters. Through heartfelt personal stories and testimonies, Voices of Sickle Cell is courageous and honest — at once heartbreaking and uplifting, desperate and hopeful. […]

The Relai inter-entrepise (RIE) is a relay race which is organized every 27th of May to commemorate the abolition of Slavery in Guadeloupe. Promoting solidarity, cooperation and remembrance as its core values, this event reunites employees from many public and private companies of the island. Since its creation in 1998, the RIE became a key […]

The sickle cell community is mourning the passing of Professor Graham Serjeant, an eminent figure whose invaluable work on sickle cell disease was recognised internationally. The tribute below was written by his close colleagues at the Sickle Cell Unit in Jamaica, where he worked Professor Graham Roger Serjeant OJ CMG How many of us, when […]

“Cuba-Health ” is the flagship event of Cuban public health and is held every three years. The convention is sponsored by prestigious national and international organizations and aims primarily to foster discussion on public health management models at global, regional, and local levels; the strengthening of health systems in the post-COVID-19 era; and health-centered public […]

This page lists the events planned for the World Sickle Cell Day of 2024. Antigua and Barbuda For this World Day, Dr. Edda Hadeed will be interviewed during the daily TV session called “Good morning, Antigua”, at 8 a.m. Moreover, prints of the following artwork advocating for pain relief will be given to Saint John […]

The Antigua and Barbuda Sickle Cell Association has won the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Art Competition 2023. The unveiling ceremony of the UN’ Art Competition themed “Mainstreaming the protection of Human Rights towards the accelerated achievement of the SGDs”, took place on December 16th, 2023. Under the motto “Pain relief is a basic Human Right”, a pastel drawing […]

The challenge of organising the IXth Cuban Congress of Haematology from 15 to 19 May was met with great success by the Cuban Society of Doctors and Universities, despite the particularly difficult economic conditions. This international meeting brought together more than 500 participants from 16 countries (United States, Europe, Caribbean) to discuss a series of […]