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Free newborn screening for sickle cell disease has been launched at the 37 Military and the Greater Accra Regional (Ridge) Hospitals.
The screening is an initiative of the Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana (SCFG) being implemented in collaboration with the American Society of Haematology (ASH).
It will be funded from the Consortium on Newborn Screening in Africa for Sickle Cell Disease of ASH.
It is aimed at screening more than 10,000 babies at the facilities annually to improve the health outcomes for infants with sickle cell.
The move also forms part of efforts to expand the National Newborn Screening Programme for Sickle Cell Disease (NNSPSCD), which is ensuring that persons diagnosed with the disease received appropriate health care, including counselling and clinical treatment. ....

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