Sickle Cell advocacy groups in Lagos have called on both federal and state governments to enact legislation mandating genotype screening for all newborns and citizens, as part of efforts to curb the ...

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) remains a silent scourge—a genetic disorder passed down with the heavy hand of biology but sustained through societal neglect. In Nigeria, the burden is not only colossal—it ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued final draft guidance recommending a CRISPR gene editing-based treatment for severe sickle cell disease (SCD). The regulator said ...

Sickle cell disease advocates in East Texas say raising awareness and expanding education are critical steps toward improving care and saving lives. Despite being the most common inherited blood ...

The pain had become unbearable. Bethlyn Arthur could not lift her arm. It was swollen and stiff, and no medication seemed to ...

Dr. Brown Osei Konadu displaying his award Clinical Psychologist, Therapist, and President of Blood and Genotype Awareness Foundation Ghana (BGAF), Dr. Brown Osei Konadu, has received two prestigious ...

The State Government has provided legislation that prohibits marriage without the couple undergoing a series of tests, including the sickle cell screening. Radda said this on Monday in a speech at the ...