Lagos, June 21, 2025 – The Communications Director of the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria, Mr. Caleb Audu, has attributed Nigeria’s persistent struggle with sickle cell disease to deep-seated cultural and religious sentiments that have historically undermined scientific understanding and intervention. Speaking during a recent advocacy campaign for Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Audu lamented that while
Despite growing awareness and existing laws mandating genotype screening before marriage, the rising trend of falsified genotype test results is threatening public health and tearing families apart across Nigeria. An in-depth investigation, has uncovered disturbing patterns of forgery, medical negligence, and desperation among couples seeking to bypass genetic incompatibility, often at the cost of their
A Nigerian woman living with the lifelong complications of sickle cell anaemia, Balikis Salami, has made an emotional plea to young couples with the AS genotype to avoid marrying each other, stressing the severe physical, emotional, and financial suffering children born with sickle cell disorder often endure. Speaking from her personal ordeal, Salami, who has
