The Life of a Sickle Cell Warrior.
The free Genotype test campaign was carried out in Agbarho town in Delta State, participation was a 100 persons. The aim of this test is to educate people on the importance of knowing their genotype in other to avoid Sickle Cell births, ASCF also enlightened the participants about the disorder...
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disorder that is caused by a mutation in the gene encoding for hemoglobin, which is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The altered form of hemoglobin in patients with this condition is called hemoglobin S or sickle hemoglobin. Sickle cell anemia patients often experience episodes of...
History was made, awareness was created,people were educated about the disorder and the importance of knowing their genotype, the walk began from the most popular and busy areas of the town (Warri). We converged at Willie junction opposite Robinson plaza were we began the walk and shared educative pamphlets containing...
In carrying out research on the knowledge of sickle cell disorder and genotype importance; about 70 percent knew nothing about the sickle cell disorder and the few that knew about it referred to it as ‘Abiku’, they also did not see the need to know their genotype while in Egbokodo...
Few weeks back, an information got to us about the young man, we have been taking care of for some time now, that he was beaten by a man in his 40s for no just cause. On getting the sour news we had to go to the community to make...
ASCF holds her first Sickle cell club meeting on the 27th of April, 10am at Westend hospital, there will be medical team,free routine drugs, free vaccines for warrior kids and answers warrior issues. * * This meeting can be done on monthly basis to help provide routine drugs to our...
February 27 was the beginning of ASCF’s awareness education for 2019 and we were warmly received by the school (Edjeba College Edjeba). On introduction with the principal, we asked for a specific class to be educated on genotype importance and she said no,please this is a very vital topic I...
Nigeria is set to host the first continent-wide conference on sickle cell disease, an ailment which has been described as one of the world’s most common genetic diseases, affecting an increasing number of people but is still relatively unknown to the wider public. By Sponsored Press The maiden African Congress...
By Aisha Salaudeen, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)First date questions in many parts of the world usually revolve around hobbies or favorite TV shows. But in Nigeria, the first date conversation is more likely to be about your DNA than if you watch ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ or where you like to vacation.Many...
By Kenneth Orusi, The Nigerian Voice, Asaba Wife of the Delta state governor, Dame Edith Okowa, has called for more attention to be given to scientific research in the treatment of Sickle Cell. She made the call recently at the 2019 World Sickle Cell Day Celebration held at the Central Hospital...
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