Expanding Comprehensive SCD Care in Western Kenya: The AMPATH Program

Of the estimated 515,000 infants born with sickle cell disease (SCD) each year around the world, many children in resource-limited settings experience early mortality. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), for example, up to 80% of children with SCD die before the age of 5 years, compared to 3% of those in well-resourced settings.1