New study reveals – Sickle cell disease is 11 times more deadly than previously recorded
A new study suggests the number of deaths due [...]
March 2023: ILSC formally associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications
The Department of Global Communications (DGC) Civil Society Association [...]
Clinical Study with Sickle Cell Disease patients in Ghana
January 2023: Clinical Study with Sickle Cell Disease patients [...]
ILSC presented Sickle Cell Disease Initiative at the 75th Anniversary of UN day
October 24th, 2022: ILSC presented Sickle Cell Disease Initiative [...]
ILSC receives grant from the Center for African Studies from Duquesne University
April 2022: ILSC receives grant from the Center for [...]
Study shows – individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT) have a two-fold increased risk of developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
The adjusted prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is currently 3.4 times higher in Blacks than Whites. Environmental and clinical factors however, are not the only contributing factors. [...]