World Sickle Cell Day 2025

• World Sickle Cell Day is observed every year on June 19 to raise awareness about sickle cell disease.

• The theme of this year's World Sickle Cell Day is "Global action, local impact: empowering communities for effective self-advocacy."

• The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on December 22, 2008.

• The resolution recognized sickle cell disease as a public health problem.

• The resolution recognized sickle cell disease as one of the world's most important genetic diseases.