This meeting will bring together SADaCC, SPARCO, SPAN, funders, representatives of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patient support groups and other stakeholders. The main objectives of the meeting are to:
present ongoing activities and review progress:
• facilitate face to face meetings for the SADaCC & SPARCO Steering Committee
• engage representatives of SCD patient support groups
• obtain feedback from Independent Advisory Committee Members
• developed proposals for the NIH call for SADaCC and SPARCo renewal
Workshops/Face to Face Meetings
SickleInAfrica Project/PI/Working Group
SADaCC
Event Theme/Subject Category
Consortium Meeting
Targeted Learning Outcomes
-Review and reflect on SickleInAfrica progress to date
-Plan publications for Year 4.
-Plan for the NIH proposals
-Plan publications for Year 4.
-Plan for the NIH proposals
Trainers/Speakers
Ambroise Wonkam, Nicola Mulder, Obiageli Nnodu, Vivian Painstil, Emmanuel Balandya, Julie Makani
Coordinator's name
Vicky Nembaware, Malula Nkanyemka
Coordinator's email address
vnembaware@gmail.com,mnkanyemka@blood.ac.tz
Name of Venue, Institute
Ole-Sereni Hotel: https://www.ole-sereni.com/
City of Venue
Nairobi
Country of venue
Kenya
Organisers/Organizing Body
SADaCC and SPARCo Hub
Sponsors/Funders
NHLBI-NIH
Opening/Closing dates
- Thu, Mar 12 2020 - Sat, Mar 14 2020
Eligibility & Application Instructions
Nominated or invited
Extra information
An application form for SickleInAfrica Big Data Analytics Travel Fellowship will be released in January. These Fellowships are subject to availability of funding