150,000 cases of babies born with Sickle Cell Disease yearly in Nigeria
About 400,000 babies are born every year with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) globally with over 300,000 born in sub-Saharan Africa. While Nigeria alone has 150,000 SCD newborns yearly, the scourge is expected to rise by 2050.
by Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze and Owede Agbajileke, Abuja
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