General News
Sickle Cell: Club seeks support, urges FG to subsidise transplant programme
By Lilian U. OkoroThe Sickle Cell Club Lagos, has urged the Federal Government to subsidise the Sickle Cell Foundation-Lagos University Teaching Hospital Bone…
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Health
FG expands newborn sickle cell screening, seeks insurance coverage
HomeFG expands newborn sickle cell screening, seeks insurance coverage FG expands newborn sickle cell screening, seeks insurance coverage Folasade Akpan Jun,…
Health
Sickle Cell: Experts blame delay, poverty for warriors’ deaths
As the world marks Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Day on Friday, experts have warned that poor management of complications from the disorder killed more sickle cell warriors in later years.
Features
Silent battles: Nigerian families and heavy burden of sickle cell
By Safia Abdulrahman For numerous Nigerian families, living with sickle cell disease means enduring persistent pain, exhausting sleepless nights, and the heavy emotional…
Features
Silent battles: Nigerian families and heavy burden of sickle cell
By Safia Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For numerous Nigerian families, living with sickle cell disease means enduring persistent pain,…
Health
Newborn Screening: Experts seek national scale-up to curb sickle cell burden
By Folasade Akpan Haematologists have called for a national scale-up of newborn screening for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) to reduce early childhood deaths and…
Health
NGO urges FG to review NCDs policies, empowers 400 sickle cell patients
By Adeyemi Adeleye A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), CrimsonBow Sickle Cell Initiative, has urged the Federal Government to increase budgetary allocation to the health sector…
Health
Rotaract Club to raise awareness on sickle cell, cancer, HIV/AIDS
By Philip Yatai The Rotaract Club of Omole-Golden, Lagos, says it has concluded plans for its maiden fashion show to raise awareness on sickle…