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Every September, people living with sickle cell disease, their caregivers, advocates, healthcare providers, and others come together to bring awareness to the disease and dispel the myths and stigmas surrounding it. The month also brings attention to the ongoing need for research, better care practices, new treatments, and an eventual cure.

Facts about sickle cell disease:

  • Most common inherited blood disorder in U.S.
  • Affects approximately 100,000 Americans.
  • 1 out of every 365 Black or African American babies are born with sickle cell disease.
  • 1 out of every 16,300 Hispanic-American babies are born with sickle cell disease.
  • About 1 in 13 Black or African American babies are born with sickle cell trait.

Learn more and join the Blood Diseases & Disorders Education Program in bringing greater awareness to sickle cell disease by using these fact sheets, articles, social media resources, and more.

  • Image of Caesar Sant. Images says: Today’s Faces of sickle cell disease.

    Honoring Today’s Faces of Sickle Cell Disease

    Read inspiring stories of people living with sickle cell disease, their loved ones, clinicians, and the researchers whose work offers hope for a cure.

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