title: Hematology in Africa.
abstract: This review of hematology in Africa highlights areas of current practice and the immediate needs for development and clinical research. Acute hematological practice is dominated by anemia, sickle cell disease, and the need to provide a safe and rapidly available supply of blood. There is a growing need for specialist services for bleeding and coagulation, hematological malignancy, and palliative care. There are many areas of practice where straightforward measures could yield large gains in patient care. There is an urgent need for good clinical research to describe the epidemiology, natural history, and management of hematological diseases in Africa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, PO Box 65001, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Makani
authors.affiliation: Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, National Health Service Blood and Transplant, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9BQ, UK. Electronic address: david.roberts@ndcls.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Hematology; Iron deficiency anemia; Laboratory hematology; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Sickle cell disease; Sub-Saharan Africa; Transfusion