This dissertation investigates the convergence of the nation-state, biomedicine and (bio)
capital around the construction of sickle cell disease as a subaltern disorder in the caste …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a severe chronic illness and one of the world's most common
genetic conditions, with 400,000 children born annually with the disorder, mainly in Sub …

In the medical literature in the United States and France, sickle cell trait (HbAS) is generally
described as a benign condition. Curiously, however, people in Dakar, Senegal, and women …

With the highest number of sickle cell cases in the world, Nigeria is the global 'sickle cell
capital.'Yet, there is a serious absence of a national legislative framework focused on the …

The concept of race and its contribution to health disparities has garnered global attention
and has planted itself firmly in medical, public health, and scientific discourse. The current …

Historical accounts of sickle cell disease tend to emphasize either its theoretical role in
catalyzing the field of medical genetics or its clinical and social significance in representing …

The severity of sickle cell disease (SCD) is frightening as 50-90 per cent of children do not
live to celebrate their 5 th birthday in Africa and India, while millions continue to suffer life …

An exploration of sickle cell disorder (SCD) in Saudi Arabia was informed by social
constructionism and constructivist grounded theory methods. Shaping a Reality, the key …

A historical analysis of sickle cell disease (SCD) reveals that sickle cell research has not
occurred in a vacuum, but within a broader social and ethical context. This remains true …

From our perspective, working on sickle cell disease (hereafter “sickle cell,” following
Bergman and Diamond's lead in their target article) in a large and busy international health …