Man Battles Sickle Cell From Hospital and Advocates for Awareness

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

Man Battles Sickle Cell from Hospital and Advocates for Awareness

Source: BojanMirkovic / Getty INDIANAPOLIS – For Kyle Law, the sterile white walls of a hospital room are a familiar sight. The 28-year-old Educator from Pike Township is currently in the hospital, in the midst of another “pain crisis” brought on by a disease he’s been fighting since he was just six months old. His mother, Nicole Law, knows this battle intimately. She was diagnosed at age three. As Indiana prepares to recognize World Sickle Cell…

Seven-Day Sickle Cell Awareness Campaign to Be Held in Indore from 13th to 20th June 2025 Ahead of World Sickle Cell Day on 19th June

Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 17: World Sickle Cell Day will be observed on June 19. Marking the occasion, a special seven-day awareness campaign on sickle cell disease will be held across Indore city and the surrounding rural areas. The initiative is being jointly organised by Sansad Seva Prakalp and the Advanced Homoeopathic Medical Research and Welfare Society, Indore, under the…

FUTH Conducts Free Genotype Screening For 1,000 Lafia Residents

The Paediatric Department of the Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital (FUTH), has conducted free genotype screening and counseling for 1,000 residents of Lafia in Nasarawa. Dr. Ozhe Sunday, a Consultant Paediatrician at FUTH, said the exercise, inaugurated at the Palace of the Emir of Lafia on Wednesday, was part of activities marking the 2025 World Sickle Cell Day, observed annually on June 19. Sunday said the initiative was aimed at r…

World Sickle Cell Day events include walks, vigils, building lights

From illuminating public buildings in red to candlelight vigils and walks, supporters are gearing up to raise awareness and increase public knowledge about sickle cell disease (SCD) on June 19, World Sickle Cell Day. This year’s global theme is “Global Action, Local Impact: Empowering Communities for Effective Self-Advocacy.” SCD affects millions of people worldwide, including more than 100,000 individuals in the U.S. There is no universal cure,…