- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:, Jun. 19, 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. – In observance of World Sickle Cell Day on June 19, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) joins partners in celebrating the 2025 theme of “Global Action, Local Impact: Empowering Communities for Effective Self-Advocacy.” Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by abnormal hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen, in red blood…, said Dr. Edward Simmer, interim DPH director, . “DPH works in tandem with partners across the state to ensure South Carolinians with sickle cell disease have what they need to help them avoid serious problems and health complications from the disease.” DPH’s Sickle Cell Program provides care coordination and payment assistance for eligible people diagnosed with SCD to receive medical services, supplies, equipment and/or medications as…, said Malerie Hartsell, DPH Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Section Director, . "The South Carolina Sickle Cell Registry not only can help us understand the landscape of the disease in South Carolina, but it gives sickle cell warriors a platform for their voices to be heard as it pertains to their health." The tools in the registry may be used to reduce wait times when presenting at the emergency room. Reducing emergency room wait times ultimately reduces the time for…
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