World Sickle Cell Day this Sunday

June 17, 2022

World Sickle Cell Day takes place on Sunday, and today we are marking it by holding an awareness event.

The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre (SCAT) is based on the first floor at City Hospital. Colleagues in the unit will be wearing red T-shirts today and sharing information about the disease which affects so many in the Sandwell and West Birmingham area.

We caught up with patient Jessica Uche to talk about how the disease affected her and the importance of World Sickle Cell Day, whilst Specialist Registrar in Haematology Dr Sandeep Potluri explained a little more about the condition.

You can catch the video by clicking below: