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Supporting Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: Promoting Research and Early Detection

The US Senate officially supported designating September 2023 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. This aims to educate communities about this serious inherited blood disorder, which affects approximately 100,000 Americans and severely limits life expectancy. The resolution encourages public events to promote research, early detection, and better access to preventative care and effective treatments for those suffering from SCD.
Key points
Increased public focus on Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), a severe inherited disorder requiring better management and awareness.
Promotion of early detection methods, preventative care programs, and available treatments to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
Emphasis on the urgent need for further research to find widely available cures and innovative therapies for SCD.
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Additional Information
A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2023 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.
Print number: SRES 369
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Process start date: 2023-09-26