028: Sickle Cell and Blood Donation in Africa - W/ Zita Fomafung & Charlotte Tcheudji

<div>Today, we continue our conversation to honor Sickle Cell Awareness month, which is September. We will further discuss the importance of donating blood in our community and how that is very useful especially for sickle cell patients. We will be sharing the story of an African mother who has had firsthand experience with caring for her children with sickle cell and why donating blood could not only help patients during an episode, but could go as far as saving lives. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Mrs. Charlotte Tcheudji is a mother of 5 children who were born and raised in Cameroon, West Africa. Two of these children had sickle cell but were fortunate enough to undergo a bone marrow transplant, which though a fortune, has brought a tremendously positive impact on their quality of life. Charlotte has had extensive experience dealing with sickle cell patients from taking care of her children and is so passionate about speaking about the sickle cell as well as helping the underprivileged patients are going through the pain of this disease in Africa through financial and medical device donations. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Mrs. Zita Fomafung, born and raised in Cameroon, West Africa, is a CPA (certified public accountant) by profession and an overall <em>solutionner</em>. I am a serial entrepreneur/hobby-preneur with her latest business Bojongo CPAs serving the Dallas Fort Worth area in the USA. She has several passion projects, one of which led her to create  <a href="https://lifelineafrica.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lifelineafrica.org&source=gmail&ust=1631106901885000&usg=AFQjCNHquV3qVBCBmZavEQ3FbM7LbD8ZCQ">LifeLine Africa</a>, an NGO with a mission to save lives by making blood transfusion possible. LifeLine was created in 2018 and started operations in Cameroon in 2019. They recruit, retain, and manage benevolent blood donors for their partner hospitals/blood banks. They are the first step to ensuring a safe and quality b