How we fought with Sickle Cell Disease & COVID | The Health Worker

From helping children with sickle cell disease live with fewer painful crises to building one of the country's most prepared rural COVID responses, this story is a powerful reminder that compassion and innovation often go hand in hand. In this conversation, Dr. John Oommen and Mercy John describes how simple interventions, such as improving hydration among patients with sickle cell disease, significantly reduced painful crises. He also discusses the social stigma surrounding sickle cell disease in India, and evidence-based strategies that strengthened healthcare delivery in underserved communities. The conversation offers valuable insights into how proactive planning, local innovation, and multidisciplinary collaboration enabled a rural hospital to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic well before the first patient arrived. Watch full episode:    • 30 Years Serving Tribal Communities in Odi...   #PublicHealth #HealthcareInnovation #SickleCellDisease #GlobalHealth #CommunityMedicine #HealthcareLeadership #EvidenceBasedMedicine #MedicalEducation #HealthEquity #Podcast #Healthcare #DoctorsWhoInspire #SickleCell #MedicalInnovation #HealthPodcast #Storytelling #Leadership