PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS
Completed secondments
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Arise Project
African Research and Innovative Initiative for Sickle cell Education:
Improving Research Capacity for Service Improvement
ARISE- African Research and Innovative Initiative for Sickle cell Education: Improving Research Capacity for Service Improvement is a research project recently funded by the EU in the framework of the H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018 programme aimed at creating an interagency and multidisciplinary staff exchange programme between experienced researchers, early start investigators and other relevant staff members of the partners institutions to share and spread the best practices in Newborn Screening, diagnosis and treatment of SCD, leading to improvement in overall disease outcome.
Latest News & Events
Keep updated on all the initiatives and events of the ARISE project
48th Annual National Convention – Conference Alert
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America will hold its 48th Annual National Convention virtually from 13 October, through 17 October 2020.
African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence Awards 2020 Edition
The African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards honours distinguished scientists in Africa! Deadline for nominations is 25 November 2020 at 5:00PM EAT.
Sickle Cell Advocacy Summit
The Houston Health Department is hosting a Sickle Cell Advocacy Summit on Thursday, October 8th at 3:00 PM CEST.
from the blog
Learn more about ARISE project through the secondees’ experiences
Kalin’s secondment experience
My name is Kalin Ayuba. I am a nurse midwife employed by the Kaduna State Government, practicing at Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa Memorial Hospital, Kafanchan. I was employed by the state government for about thirteen years and have been working at the Sickle Cell Unit for the past two and a half years.
Mercy’s secondment experience
My name is Mercy Gandu, a nurse midwife working within the Obstetric and Gynaecological Unit of Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna. I have being working with Kaduna state Ministry of Health for the past 12 years and have served with the Primary, Secondary and...
Comfort’s secondment experience
Comfort’s secondment experience at the Royal College of Pathologists (London, UK).
Arise Project
What is
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cells disorders. People suffering from SCD have an abnormal protein in their red blood cells.
SCD is among the world’s most common serious inherited diseases with more than 300,000 annual births, 85% are born in sub-Saharan Africa.