Report on Sickle Cell Disease




Funding Statement/ Proposed Intervention-Education on Sickle Cell Disease for healthcare workers

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Introduction
Method
Result
Data discussion
Reference List

Introduction

Sickle cell disease can be concluded as a red-blood-cell disease or disorderly management in the health system. The healthy blood cells are generally round-shaped. The main activity of these blood cells is to transport oxygen throughout the body sickle red cell becomes C-shaped with the characteristics of sticky and rigid. The oxygen-carrying capacity is also reduced in these cells (cdc.gov, 2021).   

Method

The entire research is mainly conducted based on secondary sources. The education, intervention, and advocacy approaches will be discussed from secondary sources. An exemplary self-created budget plan will be described based on a three years total budget.    

Result

Health advocacy approach Health education approach  Intervention approach 

sicklecelldisease.org, (2021), describes particular approaches to mitigating sickle cell disease.

  1. Promoting awareness of sickle cell disease.
  2. Constant assistance and methal help are other most important help during the diseases.
  3. Rendering the crucial information inside the community.  

Patients and other community medical workers have to be aware of the disease. Some crucial educational points are mandatory for proper mitigating policy.

  1. Patients have to know the nature and symptoms of the disease.
  2. The earliest sign recognition is the crucial thing to the patients and health workers.
  3. Environmental hazards and the cause of the disease are the most important education for this disease.     

Prominent intervention approaches are

  1. Hydroxyres, Crizanlizumab, and Voxelotor are important medications for treatment purposes (mayoclinic.org, 2021). 
  2. Blood transfusions are another approach that can be workable for teenagers. 

Data discussion

Department  2019-20 ($) 2020-21 ($) 2021-22 ($)

Advocacy expenditure (3 months)

  • Awareness campaign
  • Advertisement 

0.3 billion

 0.1 billion  0.3 billion 

Education & Training (3-6 months)

  • Mass awareness
  • Health worker training
  • Doctors special training 
 0.2 billion  0.3 billion  0.5 billion 

Disease diagnosis (3-12 months)

  • Drug expenditure
  • Medical instrument expenditure
  • Infrastructure expenditure 
 0.5 billion  0.6 billion  1. 2 billion 
Total expenditure  1 million  1 million  2 million 

Table 1: The budget plan of the proposed healthcare approach

(Source: Self-created)

The entire budget health plan comprises the mentioned approach. The entire total 3 years plan has included a total of 5 billion dollars plan. The plan has been implemented for 3 consecutive years. From the data analysis, it is evident that a major focus has been done on infrastructure.  

Reference List

cdc.gov, (2021), sicklecell, Retrieved on 20th April 2022 from:   https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/facts.html#:~:text=Espa%C3%B1ol%20(Spanish),tool%20called%20a%20%E2%80%9Csickle%E2%80%9D

sicklecelldisease.org, (2021), national-sickle-cell-advocacy-network, Retrieved on 20th April 2022 from: https://www.sicklecelldisease.org/advocacy/national-sickle-cell-advocacy-network/

mayoclinic.org, (2022), sickle-cell-anemia diagnosis-treatment, Retrieved on 20th April 2022 from:  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sickle-cell-anemia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20355882#:~:text=Management%20of%20sickle%20cell%20anemia,transplant%20might%20cure%20the%20disease.