Dr. Simone Eastman Uwan was born in Guyana South America and migrated to the United States with her family in 1984. She had a love for science and math and attended “Clara Barton High School for Health Professions” in Brooklyn, NY. She was awarded a scholarship to attend Barnard College at Columbia University in Manhattan, […]
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Sickle Cell Stigma in African Countries
JOIN THE SICKLE CELL BATTLE!! This child had been ill and hospitalized for almost 2 months with poor appetite etc. Her mother learned of our sickle cell party and brought her to meet us. Her single 26 year old mother struggles with emotional, physical and financial support on a daily basis because her dad abandoned […]