Tag: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
The many struggles of sickle cell ‘warriors’ and their families
However, in the absence of such a framework, countless Nigerians continue to face the physical, emotional, and financial burdens of…
Orelope-Adefulire advocates better care for sickle cell patients
The Presidential Adviser made this call in a statement issued by her Media Aide, Desmond Utomwen, to commemorate World Sickle…
Sickle Cell Disorder not death sentence, says SCFN
By Ekeoma Ogwo and Augusta Uchediunor. The National Director, Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN), Dr Annette Akinsete, has urged persons…
I was born with sickle cell: Adekunle Gold
The famous Afrobeats star in a post on his Instagram page disclosed how he struggled with sickle cell anaemia and…
Sickle cell: Nigerians should run multiple genotype tests – Expert
A medical expert, Dr Babatunde Adewumi of the General Hospital, Omu Aran, has advised Nigerians to run multiple genotype tests…
Chronic leg ulcer affects 10% of SCD patients – NGO
The Sickle Cell Hope Alive Foundation (SCHAF), an NGO, says that Chronic Leg Ulcers (CLU) affects about 10 per cent…
People with sickle cell should be loved – Haematologist
Nigerians have been advised to show love to people living with the sickle-cell disease by not discriminating against them.
Sickle Cell: NGO advocates premarital screening
The Sickle Cell Hope Alive Foundation (SCHAF) says voluntary premarital genetic screening remains key to reducing the high incidence of…