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Sickle cell: Expert urges Nigerians to run multiple genotype tests

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A medical expert, Dr. Babatunde Adewumi of the General Hospital, Omu Aran in Kwara state has advised Nigerians to run multiple genotype tests to avoid wrong genotype combination in their marriage. Adewumi, who spoke in Ilorin on Friday, said that people should be more committed in tackling the sickle cell scourge. According to him, wrong […]

NGO urges secondary school students to embrace genotype testing

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A nongovernmental organisation on Tuesday urged secondary school children to embrace genotype testing as as Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Sickle Cell Day. The NGO, Sickle Cell Hope Alive Foundation (SCHAF), took its projects– Know Your Genotype and Operation Catch them Young– to some secondary schools in Olomi […]