The Sickle Cell Awareness Foundation - Kenya๐ฐ๐ช
@SCAFKenya
Kenya's first nonprofit health NGO dedicated to changing the lives of PLWSCD through provision of
HEALTH, AWARENESS & HOPE.
Call/Text/WhatsApp: +254(0)726931076
Introducing World Sickle Cell Day Day Theme 2026
Theme 2026: Closing the Survival Gap; Equity in Sickle Cell Disease.
The Ministry of Health Kenva has adopted this year's theme to emphasise equal access to quality treatment, early diagnosis, comprehensive care and improved survival outcomes for individuals and families affected by sickle cell disease.
#WSCD #WorldSickleCellDay #WSCD26 #SickleCell #WSCD2026 #SickleCellDisease #SCD
๐ฉธTUM BLOOD DONATION WEEK 2026๐ฉธ
You are warmly invited to participate in the #TUMBloodDonationWeek
๐ Location: Outside the Main Entrance Gate A.
This noble initiative is Made possible through the generous support of:
@FondationPFabre & @AFD_France
It's with profound sadness, We mourn the loss of Dr.Fredrick Okinyi, he was elected unopposed as the Chairperson of @sicklecellfedKE in 2021, a position he held until his untimely demise on Saturday of 21st September, 2024.
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Read more here:
https://t.co/4VYYthIeem
#SickleCellAwareness#SickleCellDisease
๐Today, we are hosting the first ever #SickleCellDisease camp in @VihigaCountyGov
Sickle cell disease affects millions of people, causing pain and other serious health complications. Let's advocate for better healthcare policies and more funding for research. @MOH_Kenya
โ#SASA!โ is a Swahili word meaning โ#NOW!โ emphasizing the urgent need to control, manage, treat & to stage an intentional fight against #SickleCellDisease in Kenya. #SASAProject emphasizes that change by scaling up
early detection of #SCD through #SCAFKENYA's #NBS program.