Stakeholders Advocate ‘Newborn Screening’ for Sickle Cell Disorder in Nigeria

Stakeholders Advocate ‘Newborn Screening’ for Sickle Cell Disorder in Nigeria

Sunday Ehigiator In commemoration of the annual World Sickle Cell Day, the coalition of Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) nongovernmental organisations have tasked the legislative arm of government to implement the ‘Newborn Screening’ procedure policy in order to tackle the burden of the disease in Nigeria. They made this call recently through a jointly-signed statement by […]

The post Stakeholders Advocate ‘Newborn Screening’ for Sickle Cell Disorder in Nigeria appeared first on THISDAYLIVE.

Source: Stakeholders Advocate ‘Newborn Screening’ for Sickle Cell Disorder in Nigeria

-----
post culled from thisdaylive