“I am thankful I was able to manage sickle cell” — Adekunle Gold
Acclaimed Nigerian singer Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has shared…
Bill for compulsory HIV, sickle cell test passes second reading in Zamfara assembly
A private member’s bill to provide a law for compulsory free pregnancy,…
(Photo): Sickle cell survivor narrates harrowing experience with condition on 23rd birthday
A sickle cell patient, Oghenevwegba Dafe has narrated his harrowing experience with…
World Sickle Cell Day: 250 Million People Affected Globally
The Nigerian Orthopaedic Association says an estimated 250 million people across…
Chronic Leg Ulcer affects 10 percent of Sickle Cell Patients- NGO
The Sickle Cell Hope Alive Foundation (SCHAF), an NGO, says that Chronic…
Sickle Cell Anaemia: NGO to Screen Secondary School Students on Genotype
Quinta Health, an NGO, has said that it would work with other…
Kano Sickle Cell Association Says Over 80 Members Lost Over Blood Shortage
Mr Abdulkadir Muhammad, the Secretary, Kano Sickle Cell Club, says no fewer…
Sickle cell: Doctor harps on provision of more information to stem tide
A General Physician, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, has urged governments and health institutions…
Nigeria has highest concentration of sickle cell patients- Prof. Osaghae
Prof. Dominic Osaghae, Dean, School of Clinical Medicine, Igbinedion University Okada, Edo,…
You can live fulfilled life with sickle cell disorder – Initiative
Ms Toyin Adeshola, Founder, Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative (SAMI), has…
MTN Foundation boosts fight against Sickle Cell with DNA laboratory upgrade
In a bid to reduce the death of Sickle Cell patients at…
75% of sickle cell births in Nigeria don’t see their 5th birthday – Group
The Sickle Cell Support Network, an NGO, says Nigeria records about 150,000…
Compulsory HIV test: Adamawa Assembly commences public hearing
The Adamawa House of Assembly has commenced public hearing on a law…
Bill to amend Sickle Cell Centre law in Edo passes second reading
A Bill to amend the Sickle Cell Centre Law 2005 scaled through…
Two Brothers Cured After New Treatment For Sickle Cell
Doctors at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System have…
Reps want FG to subsidise Sickle Cell patients’ treatment cost
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to…
NABDA intensifies research on cure of sickle cell anaemia
Prof. Lucy Ugbado, the Director-General, the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) on…
Association receives N5m donation for construction of sickle- cell clinic
An oil magnate, Mr Arthur Eze, has donated N5 million to the…