The Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sport and Culture, Mr Sagir Musa, made this known in a statement in Dutse, the state capital, on Friday.
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The State Coordinator, Fatima Bayero, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi, the State capital
Igho-Orienru, also an advocate of sickle cell disease, made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos.
The event organised in partnership with the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), was to raise awareness on sickle cell disease, Olu Onemola, one of the organisers told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
Obi, who called for more awareness of the Sickle Cell scourge in the society, stated that it is a preventable pain that can be avoided if people are well informed about the sickness.
Prof. Dominic Osaghae, Dean, School of Clinical Medicine, Igbinedion University Okada, Edo, says Nigeria has the highest concentration of victims of sickle cell disease in the world.
Aisha Edward, the National Coordinator of the group, made the demand on Thursday at a news conference in Nanka, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.
According to Jatau, treatment of sickle cell anaemia requires huge resources, hence the need for government to step in and make the treatment free in all public hospitals.
Ogundeji said Nigeria had the highest burden of sickle cell with an estimation of over 150,000 babies born with the disorder yearly
Awute said the Federal Government through the ministry would rather adopt aggressive public sensitisation that would be geared towards creating more awareness about the disease in Nigeria
The workshop was organised in commemoration of the upcoming World Sickle Cell Awareness Day celebrated every June 19
As expected, Kelani is passing across a message through his much talked about but yet-to-be-released movie titled: Dazzling Mirage
The top lawyer’s son-in-law, Majekodumi, died in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, while on vacation with his family in the beautiful city
“Considering the fact that sickle cell anaemia remains the number two killer of children after malaria, it is important that the whole society rises in unison to confront the danger that sickle cell poses to our society,” Abubakar said
She died on Thursday evening after delivering a baby in Nasara Hospital,Marafa Estate in Kaduna