TABLE 2.

SPARCO standards of care working group: Detailed work plan.

Yr	#	Activities	Methods	Start date	End date	Responsible	Status
1	1	Set up a Care Standards Committee within SPARCO health working group
	2	Collect and review all the SCD management guidelines and protocols available at Consortium sites
	3	Review the latest versions of management guidelines from the US, UK, France, Brazil and Jamaica
2	4	From reviews: develop “Common” Guidelines for Management of SCD in SSA
	5	Set minimum standards for management of SCD based on institutional technical and human capacity for each level of healthcare
3	6	One-year of extended field testing, including SPAN sites
	7	Final versions of minimum standards, in English, French and Portuguese, will be disseminated mostly through the internet, hard copies in areas where internet service is poor and a Mobile application (App) version
4	8	Set approval of the Regionalized Common guidelines from Ministry of Health, Medical and Nursing organizations, and the major healthcare institutions within the regions for incorporation into their system of implementation
	9	A plan for continual review and modification of the Final Versions of the Regionalized Guidelines of Management of SCD in SSA will be developed

SPARCO, Sickle Pan African Research Consortium; SCD, Sickle Cell Disease; US, United States; UK, United Kingdom; SSA, Sub-Saharan Africa