From: Femi Oyelola in Kaduna
The founder of the Sickle Cell Patients Health Promotional Center (SCPHPC), Hajia Badiyya Magaji Inuwa, has promised to continue supporting less privileged patients with sickle cell anemia, emphasizing the need for genotype testing before marriage to prevent the spread of the disease.
She asserted this during the anniversary of the center in Kaduna yesterday.
Hajia Badiyya, a vocal advocate for sickle cell anemia awareness, emphasized the importance of genotype testing before marriage, stating that it is a crucial step in preventing the spread of the disease.
The sickle cell anemia advocate, popularly known as Mama Sickle, surmised that the center set up in memory of her first son, Isa Inuwa, who died of sickle cell anemia, has been providing support to less privileged sickle cell anemia patients, including medical assistance and counseling, and promised to continue doing so.
