World Sickle Cell Day is observed on 19th June 2021 every year to raise awareness about its treatment measures and to get effective control over this disease across the world.
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The World Sickle Cell Day 2021 Theme is ‘Shine the Light on Sickle Cell’. The day is observed to cover all the curable standards through the fast awareness program to take this genetic health condition under control across the world.
A variety of promotional activities will be conducted by the WHO (World Health Organization) on the worldwide level to fix this hemoglobin dysfunction issue.
In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly created the World Sickle Cell Day to raise awareness among the peoples about sickle cell disease and its treatment methods.
On 19th June of 2009, the day was first observed. According to the reports, in Africa, nearly 1000 babies are taking birth every day having Sickle Cell Disease and getting die up to five years of age.
