SCFN KICKED OFF SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH WITH THE FIRST LADY OF KWARA STATE
The Sickle Cell Awareness Month got off to a good start as the Operations Manager, Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria -Anthony Babatunde, on behalf of the National Director/CEO Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria- Dr Annette Akinsete, presented IEC materials and Handbook on Management of Sickle Cell Disorder – For Doctors and Nurses to Her Excellency, The First Lady of Kwara State/Founder/CEO Ajike People Support Centre- Amb. (Dr Mrs.) OLUFOLAKE ABDULRAZAQ on the One Day Programme to Commemorate the 2022 Sickle Cell Awareness in Ilorin with the theme “Shine the Light”.
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month – as we are already aware, Nigeria has the highest burden of sickle cell disorder worldwide.
One hundred fifty thousand babies are born yearly with sickle cell in Nigeria, and over 100,000 do not live to celebrate their 5th birthday.
Join @sicklecellfoundationng and @firstladykwara in raising awareness about sickle cell disorder to alleviate the burden of the disease in Nigeria and beyond.
