•Sickle cell Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) has launched its 2025 World Sickle Cell Day campaign. It noted the gap between new treatments and access for Africans and warned that these therapies may remain out of reach for those who need them most, reports The Nation. Under the theme: “Access to New Therapies, Hope or […]
Youths have been urged to choose wisely before they marry to avoid their children from contracting sickle cell disease. They got the advice during a talk organised by the Rotary Club of Maryland to pupils of Community Senior High School, Wasimi, Maryland, Lagos. A medic, Dr. Iyinlola Aremu, who spoke at the event, warned the […]
•Obassi As the world observed the World Sickle Cell Day, SCD, survivor Tawo Obassi-Onor, who lost her brother to the disease, has urged the federal government to urgently mandate genotype counselling and testing during marriage registration. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the prevalence rate of SCD in Nigeria is between 20% ...
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