Congress Programme

Time	Session

08:00 09:00	Registration Breakfast
09:00 09:30	Welcome Conference organizers (Chair of LOC) Government representative Program Overview (Scientific sub-committee Chair) Patient perspective
09:35 11:05	Plenary Session 1: Progress in Management of Sickle Cell Disease since the 4th Global Congress in 2022 Fernando Costa Co-Chair Isaac Odame Co-Chair Mariane de Montalembert Co-Chair State of Sickle Cell Disease globally (sub-Saharan Africa, India, Brazil, Caribbean and Middle East) Symposium - Global progress in SCD (Lancet Commission on Sickle Cell Disease)
11:05 11:35	Break
11:35 13:05	Plenary Session 2: Newborn screening Africa, Brazil, India, Middle East countries, USA, Central America/Costa Rica, Europe, etc. Russell Ware Co-Chair
13:05 14:00	Lunch
14:00 15:30	Parallel Session 1: Basic science - Pathophysiology of SCD: Inflammation in SCD, Hemolysis and Complement Activation Anazoeze Madu Co-Chair Enrico Novelli Co-Chair Fernando Costa Co-Chair Nicola Conran Co-Chair	Parallel Session 2: Clinical Science Leon Tshilolo Co-Chair	Parallel Session 3
15:30 16:00	Break
16:00 17:00	Symposium 1: Increasing Advocacy and Funding for SCD: Creating Global Capacity for Sustainability Sponsored by ALSAC/St. Jude Children