Tackling Sickle Cell Disease In Nigeria

Checking for sickle cell is simple but key. A genotype test will show whether a person has the carrier gene, AS, and as long as carriers do not jointly produce a child, no one will be born with sickle cell.

It is from this perspective that we call on the government at all levels to make testing for sickle cell mandatory for all newborns in hospitals. The testing should be accessible, free and compulsory for all aspiring couples and newborns. The earlier the parents or caregiver start managing the sickle cell patients, the better .Management is of the disease is key . Parents and caregivers need to know what do and how to respond to complaints from SCD patients.

Also, the treatment for sickle cell which is bone marrow transplant involves replacing damaged cells in the body with healthy ones.However, it is expensive and out of reach for the common man. According to experts, by having access to this drug, people will have an improved quality of life. The rates of hospital attendance to accidental emergency will be reduced by 40 per cent due to the availability of this drug.

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