by SCSFJa | Aug 13, 2015 | News
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) has been added to the list of chronic conditions covered by the National Health Fund (NHF). A total of $211 million has been allocated for subsidies on medication for the treatment of the disease. This brings to 16, the number of illnesses...
by SCSFJa | Aug 13, 2015 | Advocacy, News
You would think that with volunteer projects at the McCam Childcare Centre, UNAIDS, Crawford Academy and Trailfinders of Canada Gina Hargitay’s lap would be full. But two weeks ago, the 20 year-old beauty who took the Miss Jamaica World 2013 and Miss World...
by SCSFJa | Aug 13, 2015 | Advocacy, News
Persons living with Sickle Cell disease can now look forward to increased support as the Sickle Cell Support Club has been rebranded the Sickle Cell Support Foundation of Jamaica (SCSFJ). As a foundation, the 23-year-old organisation will now be able to attract funds...
by SCSFJa | Aug 11, 2015 | Advocacy, News
The Sickle Cell Support Foundation of Jamaica is calling on the Ministry of Health to ensure equity is demonstrated when considering the groups of people who can benefit from subsidies through the use of the National Health Fund (NHF) card. The Foundation, formerly...
by SCSFJa | Apr 13, 2015 | News
The Government of Jamaica has acquired a High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) machine to aid in the reduction of deaths due to sickle cell disease. The Sickle Cell Unit, located at the Tropical Medical Research Institute at University of the West Indies,...
