Congress Programme

Time	Session

08:00 09:00	Registration
09:00 09:30	Welcome Conference organizers (Chair of Local Organizing Committee) Program Overview (Chair of Scientific Committee) Government representative Patient perspective
09:30 11:00	Plenary Session 1: Progress in Management of Sickle Cell Disease Since the 4th Global Congress in 2022 Isaac Odame Co-Chair Prof Mariane de Montalembert Co-Chair
11:00 11:30	Break
11:30 13:00	Plenary Session 2 – Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease Alex Osei-Akoto Co-Chair Russell Ware Co-Chair
13:00 14:00	Lunch
14:00 15:00	Symposium 1: Addressing Catastrophic Diseases Globally: The Childhood Cancer Experience Sponsored by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
15:00 16:30	Parallel Session 1, 2, and 3 Parallel Session 1: Pathophysiology of Sickle Cell Disease: Inflammation, Hemolysis and Complement Activation Dr Enrico Novelli Co-Chair Fernando Costa Co-Chair Parallel Session 2: Clinical Science – Drug Trials for Sickle Cell Disease Prof Leon Tshilolo Co-Chair Parallel Session 3: Global Progress in Sickle Cell Disease Lancet Commission on Sickle Cell Disease
16:30 17:00	Break
17:00 18:00	Symposium 2: Global Gene Therapy Initiative Ms Jennifer Adair Co-Chair