Tag: World Sickle Cell Day

  • Know Your Genotype Before Getting Married

    Know Your Genotype Before Getting Married

    As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark Sickle Cell Day, some people living with the condition in Ibadan have appealed to government to step up awareness on the disease, as it is done for Covid-19, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis. They gave the appeal while speaking with Radio Nigeria on the need to enlighten…

  • Management of Sickle Cell as World Sickle Cell Day is Celebrated

    Sickle Cell Disease continues to be a major global public health issue and a major killer of infants and children in the developing world. In recognition of sickle cell disease as a public health problem and one of the world’s foremost genetic diseases, United Nation’s set aside every 19th June as World Sickle Cell Day.…