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Why is diversity needed in Blood Donation? 🩸
If 250 Caucasian donors are screened, only 1 unit would be an eleigble match for a recipient of color. If 250 Black donors are screened, 28 donors would be an eligible match for a recepient of color.
via: .@RedCross .@SCDAAorg
Beverley Francis-Gibson, SCDAA president and CEO, will join the American Red Cross on 2/12 as a panelist for "The Reality About Sickle Cell Disease and People of Color: Hope is on the Horizon." Learn more & register: https://t.co/1xOWhsuYD1
Thank you to Beverley Francis-Gibson from @SCDAAorg & Dr. Lewis Hsu from @thisisUIC for speaking with our leadership team and sharing ideas for how to best implement @theNASEM pillars for improving #SickleCellDisease care. https://t.co/wso0hV8j80
Did you know that sickle cell patients benefit most from blood transfusions that come from people of the same race/similar ethnicity? Unfortunately, only 5% of donors are of African ancestry. Give blood as part of #NationalBloodDonorMonth! https://t.co/luuCjGCiIB #NBDM#ADRP