Dr. Osagie Ehanire
A health visionary with an illustrious clinical career, who has served on various boards both within and outside Nigeria, including Chair of the Board of Trustees of the TY Danjuma Foundation.
Honorable Minister of Health
Nigeria
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"Working To Overcome Sickle Cell Disease - What Next?"
Following up on 2019´s focus on “Overcoming Sickle Cell Disease – Power of the Collective Voice”, Africa has seen steady increase in cross-border cross-organization collaborations and projects across the region and beyond. The theme of the 2nd African Congress on Sickle Cell Disease will review the current state of SCD and explore future perspectives with challenges and priorities to sickle cell disease prevention and control at the local, regional and global level. The congress will be both scientific and technical, with focus dialogues, speeches and interactive sessions featuring government officials, private sector and sickle cell experts, researchers and academia, advocates, patient and caregivers engaged in exploring evidence-informed, innovative ways to address the challenges and further sickle cell control.
Featured Speakers
Global experts and change makers will shape your view on the current state and future perspective of sickle cell in Africa. On the Congress theme of Working To Overcome Sickle Cell Disease - What next?, the speaker line-up will educate, inspire and inform.
Dr. Moeti Matshidiso
The first woman WHO Regional Director for Africa
Advancing efforts towards Universal Health Coverage and accelerating progress toward global development goals
Regional Director for Africa
World Health Organization(WHO)
Senator Jane Cordy
As an advocate for the sickle cell community, She has helped continue the conversation about sickle cell awareness, both on Parliament Hill, and in her community.
She has a strong interest in issues related to healthcare and in particular, youth mental health and well-being.
Senator, Province of Novia Scotia,
Canada
Prof. Jean-Marie Dangou
Member for several medical societies and has been Vice-President for Africa at the International Academy of Pathology (IAP) and President of the African French Speaking Division of the IAP.
Coordinator of NCD Primary Prevention (NPP)/ NCD Integrated Management
World Health Organization - Africa Region
Prof. Obiageli Nnodu
Member of the technical committees on the WHO NCD STEP Survey and the National Cancer Control Plan Implementation.
Director – Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Research & Training
University of Abuja, Nigeria
Mrs. Lanre Tunji-Ajayi
Renowned Patient Advocate who have served on multiple boards including being Chair of the Network for Rare Blood Disorders (NRBDO)
Awarded the Senate Canada 150 Award and 100 Accomplished Black Canadian (ABC) Women Award and most recently, the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM).
President and CEO;
Sickle Cell Awareness Group of Ontario
Dr. Jenerette Coretta
Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity,
College of Nursing/University of South Carolina, USA
Prof. Baba Inusa
A global mentor for scientists and clinicians in SCD
National Chair, National Haemoglobinothy Panel, England
Lead consultant haemoglobinopathies, Evelina London Children's Hospital
Guy's and St. Thomas NHS Trust, London
Biba Tinga
Dedicated to improving conditions for people living with sickle cell disease and for their families.
President & CEO
Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada (SCDAC)
Rae Blaylark
Founder and Executive Director,
Sickle Cell Foundation of Minnesota, USA
Dr. Pradeep Mahajan
Renowned Expert in Regenerative Medicine and Cell Based Therapy
Chairman and Managing Director,
StemRx Bioscience Solutions
Beverley Francis-Gibson
Creator and co-facilitator of “Leadership Conversations” where she mentors non-profit Executive Directors through her affiliation with the Association of Community Services.
President/CEO, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. (SCDAA)
USA
Dr. Zahra Pakbaz
Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of California Irvine School of Medicine and Medical Center, USA
Prof. Bazuaye Nosakhare
Consultant Haematologist at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital; and Professor at the University of Benin, Edo State
Nigeria
Prof. Lewis Hsu
A renowned pediatric hematologist with a career devoted to sickle cell disease, both clinical and translational research.
Professor of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
University of Illinois at Chicago City, USA
Assoc. Prof. Ivy Ekem
Past president of Ghana Society of Haematology and a Founding Member of the Leukaemia Project Foundation of Ghana.
Head of Department, School of Medical Sciences
University of Cape Coast & Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Dr. Stephen Boateng
Creator of some of the world's most shared educational materials on sickle cell
Director of Research and Engagement Strategies, Board Member
Sickle Cell 101
Agnes Nsofwa
Creator of Amplify Sickle Cell Voices Series and a Global Health Advocate.
Founder;
Australian Sickle Cell Advocacy Inc
Selina Olwanda Ogweno
President;
Africa Sickle Cell Alliance
Zakareya Al Kadhem
Nominated as one of the Arab world's hope makers in 1st viruion, he is an influencer in the Arab Sickle Cell Community in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman
Chairman and Founder,
Bahrain Sickle Cell Society
