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ASCAT 2024 | Unmet needs and challenges that remain in treating patients with SCD in SSA

Leon Tshilolo, MD, PhD, Centre Hospitalier Monkole, Kinshasa, DR Congo, outlines the unmet needs and remaining challenges in treating patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Prof. Tshilolo highlights that insufficient funding and a lack of concern from policymakers make implementing a comprehensive management program challenging. 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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