Sir David Weatherall Discusses Escalating Global Health Problem at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
Each year 300,000 to 500,000 babies are born with severe forms of hemoglobin disorders worldwide. It is estimated that 7% of the world's population are carriers of the genes that may cause these diseases. While originally most common in warm climates, extensive population migration has resulted in hemoglobinopathies becoming a worldwide public health problem, including the United States and particularly California. Leading the World Health Organization's effort to address this public health crisis is distinguished physician and researcher Sir David Weatherall who will present "The Inherited Disorders of Hemoglobin: An Increasing Global Health Problem" at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland on Thursday, November 10, 2011.
