TORONTO — The Sickle Cell Awareness Group of Ontario (SCAGO) has become a member of the Sickle Cell Disease Coalition (SCDC), an international organization uniting public health, research, and provider organizations, patient groups, faith-based organizations, federal agencies, industry representatives, and foundations with an interest in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).
SCAGO and the SCDC have a shared mission in the fight against SCD, an inherited red blood cell disorder that affects millions of people globally.
SCAGO supports people living with SCD and their families in Ontario, Canada, through research, advocacy, and education, and has recently opened its virtual education program to the global SCD community while the SCDC gives its members access to timely SCD research, resources, and partnership opportunities as well as a network of key stakeholders interested in SCD to engage in joint action.
“At the Sickle Cell Awareness Group of Ontario, we are doing our part to support the global SCD community and as such, we are excited to join forces with the SCDC in the continued global battle against this debilitating disease,” said Mrs. Lanre Tunji-Ajayi, SCAGO’s President and CEO
Official SCDC representatives stated, “The Sickle Cell Disease Coalition is pleased to welcome the Sickle Cell Awareness Group of Ontario (SCAGO). We look forward to engaging SCAGO in the Coalition’s efforts to unite the global sickle cell community and conquer sickle cell disease. Welcome, SCAGO!”
