WORLD SICKLE CELL DAY

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A Consultant Haematologist at the Ogun State General Hospital, Dr. John Oguntade has identified stress, and extreme weather conditions as key factors that may trigger health crises in people with sickle cell anaemia. He  disclosed this to…

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The Medical Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Pfizer, Dr Kodjo Soroh, says conscious efforts are needed to raise awareness on sickle cell disease within communities in order to reduce the increasing rates of the disease in the country. He…

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As the 2023 World Sickle Cell Day (WSCD) is celebrated across the globe. health experts and stakeholders advise that genetic counselling and genotype screening for intending couples are key to halting the increasing number of newborns…