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Novartis plans sickle cell awareness drive in GulfNovartis, a leading global pharmaceutical company, has announced that it will drive a series of educational roadshow meetings, which will coincide with World Sickle Cell Disease Month, to raise awareness around the impact of the disease in the More… |
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New hope for genetic blood disorder victimsA series of clinical breakthroughs will revolutionize treatment of genetic blood disorders and increase the life expectancy of children diagnosed with sickle cell disease and thalassemia, a leading physician said. Dr Rabi Hanna, M More… |
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Joint GCC push to fight sickle cell diseaseAn initiative is underway to unite GCC efforts to confront a chronic blood disorder affecting thousands of people in the Gulf. Doctors across the region plan to join hands to form a GCC body focused on sickle cell anaemia, Salmani More… |
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Sickle cell day care unit opens in BahrainA day care unit to treat patients suffering from sickle cell anaemia opens in the country’s main hospital today (July 5). It aims to reduce waiting lines at the accident and emergency department of Salmaniya Medical Complex More… |
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Bahrain in move to upgrade sickle cell treatmentA leading US hospital is to help Bahrain’s Health Ministry upgrade treatment of sickle cell anaemia patients, a report said. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) collaborates with affili More… |
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Sickle cell toll mounts to 36 in BahrainBahrain early yesterday (September 12) morning recorded its 36th sickle cell death after a 16-year-old boy died from complications at a major public hospital. Mohammed Khalifa Ismail died at 4.15am after a sharp drop in blood circ More… |
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Bahrain plans sickle cell databaseSickle cell campaigners in Bahrain are planning to set up a national database that will include details of every person suffering from the disease in the kingdom. The Bahrain Sickle Cell Anaemia Patient Care Society (BSCAPCS) told More… |
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Bahrain opens sickle cell hospitalBahrain has opened a dedicated medical centre for sickle cell patients, marking a milestone in healthcare for thousands suffering from the hereditary blood disease in the kingdom. The BD4.7 million ($12.4 million) facility - the f More… |
Bahrain detainee dies after illnessA 23-year-old Bahraini man who was detained in December and accused of smuggling weapons died from an illness in custody on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said. Jaffar Mohammed Jaffar was arrested in a raid that the government s More… |
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Sickle cell claims 13th victim in BahrainA Bahraini yesterday (June 15) became the 13th sickle cell patient to die since the start of this year, a report said. The Gulf Daily News earlier reported authorities were restricting access to prescription painkillers to combat More… |
