Tag: SICKLE CELL
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How I lost my job because of sickle cell – Patient
Mrs Opeyemi Afolabi, a sickle cell disorder (SCD) patient, has narrated how she lost a job because someone told her employer she had the disorder. Afolabi disclosed this while sharing her experience on Saturday in Lagos.
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‘I was attacked, abused ’ – Adekunle Gold speaks on battle with Sickle Cell
Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold, has gone down memory lane remembering how he was attacked and abused for publicly speaking about his struggle with sickle cell disease. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the ‘Orente’ crooner, during a recent interview with CNN, said he decided to create awareness about sickle cell disease after summoning the courage to speak.…
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Why you should know your child’s genotype early
Dr Adebukola Orolu, a Consultation Haematologist at the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Lagos, has urged parents to know their children’s genotype from a tender age to reduce sickle anaemia mortality rate.
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I lived with a sickness no one around me understood – Adekunle Gold reveals
Popular Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold has revealed he battled with sickle cell anemia from birth and how frustrating and painful it was at some point in his life. In an intimate letter to fans, Adekunle stated that at a stage, his family couldn’t afford the hospital bills so he had to endure the pain. He…
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I need a husband urgently – Eucharia Anunobi cries out
Popular veteran Nollywood actress, Eucharia Anunobi has cried out, saying she needs a husband urgently. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Eucharia to have said, “I need a man that will marry me urgently”.
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Bill for compulsory HIV, hepatitis, sickle cell test passes second reading in Zamfara assembly
Bill for compulsory HIV, hepatitis, sickle cell test passes second reading in Zamfara assembly
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BBNaija: Nigerians blast Erica as Laycon’s genotype sparks controversy
Big Brother Naija housemate Laycon’s disclosure that he is of the Sickle Cell genotype has spawned a lot of controversy on social media. The rapper revealed that he is of the sickle cell genotype during a conversation with Dorathy and Vee. According to Laycon: “My blood group is Sickle Cell, I don’t like to tell…
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BBNaija: I have Sickle Cell- Laycon makes shocking revelation
Big Brother Naija housemate, Laycon has revealed that he has a milder symptom of the sickle cell anaemia disease. Laycon recently revealed his blood group to be sickle cell during a conversation with Dorathy and Vee. Laycon said he has haemoglobin that carries symptoms similar to those of Sickle Cell disease, but milder. “My…
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Sickle cell carriers should not be discouraged from marrying each other – Expert
Dr Annette Akinsete, the Chief Executive Officer of the Sickle Cell Foundation has said carriers of sickle cell anaemia should not be stopped from marrying each other. Akinsete, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Muyiwa Talabi Exchange Blood Transfusion unit in Lagos, condemned the bill before the Senate prohibiting the marriage of…