Perspectives on Building Sustainable Newborn Screening Programs for Sickle Cell Disease: Experience from Tanzania

• Main Authors: Daima Bukini (Author), Siana Nkya (Author), Sheryl McCurdy (Author), Columba Mbekenga (Author), Karim Manji (Author), Michael Parker (Author), Julie Makani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The prevalence of sickle cell disease is high in Africa, with significant public health effects on the affected countries. Many of the countries with the highest prevalence of the disease also have poor health care systems and a high burden of infectious diseases with many other competing health car...