Application of a public health strategy to large-scale point-of-care screening for sickle cell disease in rural sub-Saharan Africa

Blood Adv. 2018 Nov 30;2(Suppl 1):1-3. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018GS112321.

Authors

C Chunda-Liyoka¹, A A Kumar^{2

3}, P Sambo¹, F Lubinda⁴, L Nchimba¹, T Humpton⁵, P Okuku¹, C Miyanda¹, J Im⁵, K Maguire⁶, G M Whitesides³, T P Stossel⁶

Affiliations

¹ University Teaching Hospitals-Children's Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
² Jana Care, Inc., Boston, MA.
³ Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
⁴ Dental Training School, Lusaka, Zambia.
⁵ Nano Terra, Inc., Cambridge, MA; and.
⁶ Options for Children in Zambia, Foxborough, MA.

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MeSH terms

Adolescent
Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
Anemia, Sickle Cell / blood
Anemia, Sickle Cell / diagnosis*
Anemia, Sickle Cell / epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Equipment Design
Humans
Mass Screening* / economics
Point-of-Care Testing* / economics
Public Health
Rural Population