World Sickle Cell Day: WHO Issues Life-Saving Guidelines, Nigeria Grapples with Hugh Disease’s Burden
Korede Abdullah in Lagos On World Sickle Cell Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) unveiled its first global guideline for managing sickle cell disease (SCD) in pregnancy — a breakthrough move aimed at saving mothers and babies in countries like Nigeria, which bears the world’s heaviest burden of the condition. With nearly 150,000 Nigerian babies…
