Over 100 children have benefited from a partnership between the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Sickle Cell Awareness Initiative Ireland-Nigeria (SCAIIN) to bring succour to sufferers of sickle cell anemia in Bayelsa State.
The Sickle Cell Health Prevention and Sensitisation Programme with the theme: “Bridging the Gap in Sickle Cell Disease Management and Care” took place at the weekend at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa.
Participants benefited from medical consultation, medical investigation, counselling and dispensing of drugs while they were encouraged to provide their contact details for further support.