Congress Programme

Time	Session

07:30 08:30	Registration
08:30 10:00	Plenary Session 5: Hemoglobin F and Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Disease Prof Ambroise Wonkam Co-Chair Prof Mark Gladwin Co-Chair Harnessing African Populations Genomic Variation to Improve Our Understanding of HbF Modifiers in Sickle Cell Disease Prof Ambroise Wonkam Speaker Base editing to induce fetal hemoglobin expression. Dr Gregory Newby Speaker Improving Access to Hydroxyurea for Sickle Cell Disease in Africa: What Should Be Done? Prof Leon Tshilolo Speaker
10:00 10:30	Break
10:30 12:00	Oral Abstracts Top Abstracts - Six Abstracts DIAGNE Ibrahima Co-Chair Dr Moji Awogbade Co-Chair
12:00 13:00	Lunch
13:00 14:00	Plenary Session 6: SCD Research Networks and Registries Including Lusophone and Francophone Countries Prof Julie Makani Co-Chair
14:00 15:00	Symposium 7: SickleInAfrica Newborn Screening and Malaria Study
15:00 15:30	Plans for 6th Global Congress on Sickle Cell Disease and the World Coalition on Sickle Cell Disease Isaac Odame Chair
15:30 18:30	SickleInAfrica: Consortium meeting with National Institute of Health Invitation Only