"More education means more choices." A day in Kenya. A classroom of girls learning about their bodies and about iron. A classroom of boys asking the questions they had never been allowed to ask.

A normal hemoglobin does not always mean normal iron. Dr Swati Pai on reticulocyte hemoglobin, her "true Iron Man." Live webinar, Thursday 8 October: https://worldanemiaawareness.com/events/reticulocyte-hemoglobin-webinar/

"When I trained, blood was good. More blood was better." Transfusion was automatic. Then clinicians asked: what if we managed the patient's own blood first? Better Care For All, marking 25 years of SABM. Full film: https://youtu.be/dRDo0IpTkcI?si=4GhMXHcGxKsRGYTL

A milestone worth recognizing. At the SABM 25th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Becky Rock, Zenon Bodnaruk, Dr. Aryeh Shander, Tiffany Hall, and Dr. Matthew Warner were honored for their part in the SABM 25-year legacy video. 25 years of better blood health for all.

The problems worth solving in medicine are never one specialty's to solve. So the meeting where they get worked on should not be either. Two days until the 25th SABM Annual Meeting. Atlanta, September 17 to 19, and open from anywhere.

Anemia is one of the most common effects of cancer treatment, and one of the least discussed. This Thursday is World Patient Safety Day, and the opening of SABM's 25th Annual Meeting: https://events.worldanemiaawareness.com/events/worldanemiaawareness/2306657/r/waasm

For twenty five years, SABM has been putting the patient at the centre of the care. Not the protocol. Not the product. The person in the bed. The 25th SABM Annual Meeting. Atlanta, September 17 to 19, open from anywhere in 35 languages.

The honest measure of a meeting is what is still being done differently three months later. One session at the 25th SABM Annual Meeting is six hospitals presenting what they actually changed. Seven minutes each. Atlanta, September 17 to 19, and open from anywhere.

In one study across ten cities in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, close to half of women had heavy menstrual bleeding. Women's blood health is on the program at SABM's 25th Annual Meeting online worldwide: https://events.worldanemiaawareness.com/events/worldanemiaawareness/2306657/r/waasm

Almost nobody sets out to work in blood health. They find it sideways, then spend years learning it mostly alone. Then the first annual meeting, and the people who solved it five years ago. The 25th SABM Annual Meeting. Atlanta, September 17 to 19, open from anywhere.

Fatigue is usually explained by stress. Sometimes it is not. Iron deficiency can look almost identical, and it can be there even when a standard blood count comes back normal. A new article on what tends to travel alongside low iron: https://worldanemiaawareness.com/iron-deficiency-fatigue-stress/

In a 2025 study of 239 women with low iron, people reported more than 16 symptoms each on average, a cluster that's easy to miss. Iron beyond anemia is on the table at SABM's 25th Annual Meeting online worldwide: https://events.worldanemiaawareness.com/events/worldanemiaawareness/2306657/r/waasm

Nothing replaces being in the room. But not everyone can get to Atlanta. The 25th SABM Annual Meeting is open from anywhere. September 17 to 19, live sessions in 35 languages, seven day replay. Recorded at SABM 2025 with Sherri Ozawa.

Most of us know to get our iron checked. But a standard test measures hemoglobin. Ferritin, your stored iron, drops first and can sit low for months while results look normal. Low iron without anemia is at least twice as common. Worth asking about.

In June, patient blood management nursing became a recognized nursing specialty. The work behind it came through SABM, which turns 25 this year. Their 25th Annual Meeting is in Atlanta next month. https://events.worldanemiaawareness.com/events/worldanemiaawareness/2306657/r/waali

Iron deficiency in children is more common than most people realise. It often arrives quietly. Understanding which years matter most gives parents, teachers, and clinicians a more complete picture of what they might be seeing. https://worldanemiaawareness.com/iron-deficiency-in-children/

25 years of SABM, and this year you can join from anywhere. The 2026 SABM Annual Meeting streams live from Atlanta, Sept 17 to 19. Live captions in 35 languages, replay in 19. Register for virtual attendance: https://events.worldanemiaawareness.com/events/worldanemiaawareness/2306657/r/xbs

Some families call heavy periods normal for generations. Sometimes it is von Willebrand disease, the most common inherited bleeding disorder, easily missed and slow to diagnose, more than 14 years. The ongoing blood loss can cause iron deficiency anemia. Worth one question.

Eating iron-rich food is not the same as absorbing it. Some iron absorbs easily. Some needs a little help. What sits alongside on the plate matters. Full guide: https://worldanemiaawareness.com/iron-rich-foods-absorption/

A third of the world is living with anemia. One of the most common conditions there is, and one of the most solvable, yet still easy to overlook. Much of it starts with simply recognizing it. Recorded at the SABM Annual Meeting with Sherri Ozawa, MSN, RN. Did you know it was this common?

In one hospital study, close to 1 in 3 nurses had low iron stores. Depleted iron, not anemia, the quiet kind that saps energy long before a blood test flags it. The people who catch it in patients often miss it in themselves. When did you last check your own?

Violet was twelve when her first period came in class. The room went quiet, then the boys laughed. No one had given her the words. Now she's teaching girls at Magoso School in Kibera. Menstrual health is also blood health, and it starts by letting a girl ask.

Preparation for surgery begins weeks before the operating room. One part is often the part no one mentions: blood health. Prof. Susan Goobie on why preoperative anemia is so easily overlooked. Watch and read: https://worldanemiaawareness.com/preparing-for-elective-surgery/

Blood does far more than most of us think. When one part changes, the effects show up everywhere, from energy to mood to strength. New article on living with a blood disorder, and why it matters for everyone: https://worldanemiaawareness.com/living-with-a-blood-disorder-2/

How common is anemia? The latest WHO estimates put it at around 3 in 10 women of reproductive age, and more than 1 in 3 pregnant women. Iron deficiency is the most common cause. Common is not the same as solved.

Why is pre-operative anemia so often missed? A new Voices in Blood Health conversation with Dr Susan Goobie is coming soon. worldanemiaawareness.com

On a day when many of us are thinking about the men in our lives, it is worth a thought for their health too. Iron deficiency in men is easy to miss, and the signs are often put down to a busy life. The ones who lean on them are a good reason to take it seriously.

In men, iron deficiency often hides behind everyday tiredness, partly because low iron is framed as a women's issue. Our new article looks at why it gets missed. https://worldanemiaawareness.com/fathers-providers-and-patients-why-men-delay-getting-checked/

Voices in Blood Health: honest conversations with the doctors, nurses, researchers and patients shaping how the world understands blood. Different countries, different disciplines, one subject. Episodes out now.

Tiredness gets blamed on a busy life. In men, low iron can hide behind it for a long time. Our new article on why it gets missed, and the one test that shows it early. https://worldanemiaawareness.com/iron-deficiency-in-men/