Sickle Cell Warrior To Nigerians: Replace Stigma With Compassion, Support
A sickle cell warrior, Babatunde Shittu, has shared personal insights into the challenges faced by the patients. Shittu, therefore, charged ...
Tag: Sickle Cell
Sickle Cell Realities: The Pain We Don’t Always See
At a recent Mirror Mi event focused on sickle cell, I witnessed a moment that has stayed with me. Catherine ...
Sickle Cell And The Price Of Ignorance
Every year, over 150,000 Nigerian children are born into pain, uncertainty, and a life of compromised health. They are not ...
150,000 Nigerian Children Born With Sickle Cell Gene Annually–FG
Revelations from stakeholders have shown that more Nigerian children are increasingly becoming victims of sickle cell disease (SCD) due to ...
Sickle Cell: Gene Therapy Offers Hope Amid Access Gaps
Born with sickle cell disease, Jimi Olaghere endured 35 years of excruciating pain crises, hospitalisations, and restrictions, until gene therapy ...
Sickle Cell: Experts Push For Gene Therapy As Nigeria Bears Highest Burden Globally
With Nigeria home to the highest number of people living with sickle cell disease (SCD) globally, health experts have called ...
‘Sickle Cell Disease Not Death Sentence’
Advocates and healthcare professionals have said that sickle cell disease is not a death sentence. They disclosed this at an ...
Sickle Cell Awareness
June 19th marks sickle cell awareness day. And the fight to eradicate sickle cell is a journey we all must ...
Orelope-Adefulire Advocates Better Care For Sickle Cell Patients
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has called for concerted efforts to ...
SDGs Boss Wants Better Care For Sickle Cell Patients
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has called for concerted efforts to ...
