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ASCAT 2024 | The use of hydroxyurea for treating SCD in Sub-Saharan Africa

Leon Tshilolo, MD, PhD, Centre Hospitalier Monkole, Kinshasa, DR Congo, discusses the use of hydroxyurea for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), highlighting the main limitations to the widespread implementation of this agent. This interview took place at the 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the Academy for Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (ASCAT 2024) in London, UK.

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Consultancy: Novo Nordisk, Pfizer.