World Sickle Cell Awareness Day
On 22 December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/63/L63 that recognises sickle cell disease as a public health problem and “one of the world’s foremost genetic diseases.” The resolution calls for member States and the organizations of the United Nations system to raise awareness of sickle-cell anaemia on June 19th of each year at national and international level.
The Sickle Cell Society will be celebrating World Sickle Cell Day on Friday 19 June.