Alliance Founders' Mission
Spearheaded by Professor Julie Makani and Dr Steven Okoli, this Sickle Cell Alliance will focus on strengthening trust, improving health equity, and expanding blood donation opportunities for people of colour across the UK.
The Sickle Cell Alliance will be a testament to the collaborative power of dedicated organisations and individuals united in their mission to create long-lasting change.
to create long-lasting change.
Key Sickle Cell Alliance members include the following from the inaugural launch event:
| Member | Group |
|---|---|
| Dr. Steven Okoli | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Professor Julie Makani | Imperial College London/Muhimbili University |
| Dr. Wayne Mitchell | Imperial As One |
| Dr. Lucy McKay | Medics4RareDiseases |
| Suki Mistry | Paddington Science |
| Dr. Hakan Bagci | Imperial Enterprise |
| Dr. Asad Luqmani | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Dr. Frederic Piel | School of Public Health |
| Ganesh Sathyamoorthy | NIHR/Sickle Cell Society UK |
| Dr. Christina Dinah | Sickle Eye Project |
| Laurel Brumant-Palmer | Imperial Sickle Cell Group |
| Patrick Ojeer | West London HCC Patient Public Voice Group |
| Baba-Jallah Epega and Chief Julie Coker | The Richard Coker Foundation |
