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Innovative Healthcare Programs for Sickle Cell Community<\/strong>
\nOn June 10, 2019, Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT) announced that five nonprofit organizations have been awarded more than $200,000 in grants through the company\u2019s new Access to Excellent Care for Sickle Cell Patients Pilot Program (ACCEL).
\nFive grant recipients \u2013 the Center for Comprehensive Care and Diagnosis of Inherited Blood Disorders (CIBD) and the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation (SCDF), the James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the MAVEN Project (Medical Alumni Volunteer Expert Network) and the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia \u2013 will each receive grants to accelerate the development of promising programs that have the potential over time to deliver high-quality healthcare to people living with sickle cell disease (SCD).
\n\u201cWe created the ACCEL program to help address the significant challenges that people living with SCD face every day in accessing quality healthcare\u00a0in their communities. One solution to addressing these inequities is to encourage non-profit organizations to develop innovative programs that can ensure more children and adults living with SCD get access to high-quality care,\u201d said Jung E. Choi, chief business and strategy officer, and head of patient advocacy and government affairs at GBT. \u201cWe are thankful to the many applicants who submitted compelling proposals.\u201d
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