World Sickle Cell Day
Today (19 June) is World Sickle Cell Day. Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited genetic disease. The sickle globin genes, inherited from...
World Blood Donor Day
Today is World Blood Donor Day! The slogan for this year’s campaign is “What can you do? Give Blood, Give Now, Give Often”! Be a blood...
International Albinism Awareness Day
Today, we observe International Albinism Awareness Day. Albinism affects about 1 in 17,000 people. (1) Sir Archibald Garrod, a British...
World Multiple Sclerosis Day
Today (last Wednesday of May) is World Multiple Sclerosis Day. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) affects 2.3 million people worldwide. Most people...
World Digestive Health Day
Today, we observe World Digestive Health Day. This year’s focus is on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Do you know what IBD is? Is...