PT HEALTH WATCH: Sickle cell disease persists in Nigeria despite decades of awareness

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Despite decades of awareness, sickle cell disease remains a persistent health issue in Nigeria. Experts highlighted significant gaps in newborn screening, treatment access, primary healthcare quality, and misconceptions during an observance of World Sickle Cell Day.

Speaking with PT Health Watch to commemorate World Sickle Cell Day, medical and maternal health experts identified critical gaps across Nigeria’s healthcare system, including inadequate newborn screening, poor access to treatment, weak primary healthcare services and persistent misconceptions about the disease. The post PT HEALTH WATCH: Sickle cell disease persists in Nigeria despite decades of awareness appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.