Tag: sickle cell
ABS creates awareness about sickle cell disorder
At least 200 persons on Saturday joined Anambra Broad Casting Station (ABS) “Walk to Life’’ in honour of sickle cell…
FG refuses to criminalise marriage between sickle cell carriers
The Federal Government on Friday said it would not criminalise marriage between carriers of sickle cell disease in the country.…
Arik Air raises N5m to fight Sickle Cell burden
Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo
Arik Air, West Africa’s largest commercial carrier, has partnered the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria, SCFN to raise over…
100,000 babies die of sickle cell disorder in Nigeria annually – WHO
Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo At least 100,000 babies die from sickle cell disorder in Nigeria every year according statistics by the World…
Tunde Kelani Releases ‘Dazzling Mirage’ Trailer
Funsho Arogundade Tunde Kelani, one of Africa’s most accomplished filmmakers has released the new trailer and official poster of his…
Sickle Cell: The Dazzling Mirage
A university don exposes challenges faced by Sickle Cell disease sufferers When Olayinka Abimbola Egbokhare, a lecturer at the Faculty…
Reducing The Threat Of Sickle Cell Disease
By Biliqis Bakare In line with the United Nations [UN] 2008 declaration, June 19 every year is observed as the…