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Bola Ojo
WP7 Leader
Director and co-founder- Sickle Cell Disease Cohort Research Foundation(SCORE). SCORE is part of the ARISE Initiative as a collaborator and has been part of the internationally recognised sickle cell and thalassaemia conference for global faculty and delegates (www.scorecharity.com) which attracts over 300 delegates.
Research Interest: Sickle Cell Disease- International development.
Involved in strategic planning, health policy, advocacy, patient empowerment, Implementation science research tools and community development programs. Project manager on the EU-UNDP funded Sickle Cell Cohort Study: A Sustainable Pilot Scheme and oversaw its implementation under the Joint Migration and Development Initiative.
She was involved in the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Alliance and active in CVD prevention and control in Africa through the African Heart Network.
Her co-publications include “Neonatal Screening in Utilising Getting to Outcomes framework in SCD.”
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SAVE THE DATE – ARISE webinar on gene-therapy in Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Thalassaemia
ARISE is organizing a webinar on gene-therapy (Exa-cel) in Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Thalassaemia, that will be held online on Friday April 12th at 11 am UK time. The webinar will be hosted by Thomas Blair, Senior Medical Science Liaison for Vertex...
ARISE newsletter: February 2024
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