Sickle Cell Disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the one-time treatments has been approved for patients 12 and older with severe forms of the sickle cell disease. READ ALSO:Sickle Cell Foundation graduates new Genetic Counsellors The…

The First Lady of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, Mrs. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has procured health insurance cover for more than 150 people living with Sickle cell disease. Similarly, the health insurance covers for survivors who have…

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…

The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) has approved a new and promising treatment for sickle cell disease. According to the NHS, the treatment is the first one developed in over 20 years. Sickle cell disease, mostly common…

The senate has passed a bill seeking to improve the management of sickle cell disease in the country. READ ALSO: Yobe’s 32.6% sickle cell prevalence rate worrisome says SCDEI The bill passed third reading after chairman of the…

The House of Representatives says it is seeking ways to put an end to the death of at least 100,000 children from Sickle Cell in Nigeria every year, making the country number one sickle cell endemic country in Africa. Available…