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SicklED – Advocacy for Sickle Cell Education and Diagnosis
Designing and Implementing a Low-Cost, Easy-to-Use, Sickle Cell Anemia Screening Device for use in Low and Middle Income Countries

Sierra Leone 2022

  • Sierra Leone 2022

Day 1: Meeting with World Hope and Visiting Clinics

Posted on August 3, 2022August 6, 2022by Lauryn

We started our day by traveling to World Hope International’s headquarters to meet Hassan who works with the organization and has several contacts with health units in the area. He will be a great asset to our team because, to gather information on sickle cell diagnosis and treatment, we need to interview numerous health professionals […]

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  • Sierra Leone 2022

Day 0: Traveling and Arrival

Posted on August 3, 2022August 6, 2022by alc724

After a long 3-year pause due to Covid-19, we finally have the opportunity to travel back to Sierra Leone. We are very excited to be in Makeni for the next 3 weeks, working to gain more knowledge about the treatment and diagnostic programs, the prevalence of sickle cell anemia, and receive feedback on our device. […]

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