Sickle Cell is a condition that causes red blood cells to take on a crescent-shaped, similar to curved blade of a sickle, inhibiting proper use of iron and oxygen in the blood and causing severe pain and even death.
September is the month for Sickle Cell Awareness. Yet little is being done to raise awareness for Sickle Cell in Nigeria.
The silent treatment giving to the prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease in Nigeria is unjustifiable.
