Ghana: Health Ministry Launches National Strategy for Sickle Cell Disease, Vaccine Policy

To advance the treatment of sickle cell disease in the country, the Ministry of Health has launched the National Sickle Cell Disease Strategy for 2024 to 2028, along with a National Vaccine Policy in Accra.

This initiative aims to reduce the burden of sickle cell disease by strengthening preventive and therapeutic services and promoting community education to address stigma and discrimination.

Dr Darius Osei, an advisor to the Health Minister, emphasised the burden of sickle cell disease on the…