There is no sickle cell disease centre of excellence in this region, however, the SCAGO is working with Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (Hospital) to establish a hemoglobinopathy centre within the hospital.
With the increasing number of cross provincial migration and international students flocking the four universities located in Northern Ontario (Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Laurentian University in Sudbury, Nipissing University in North Bay, and Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie), and the six colleges (Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Northern College in Timmins, Canadore College in North Bay, and the anglophone Cambrian College and francophone Collège Boréal in Sudbury) it became doubly important to utilize equity lens in providing resources and support for patients and families in this region.
