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Gov’t urged to integrate sickle cell education into school curriculum
The Focus on Sickle Cell Foundation (FoSCel) has called on the government to integrate Sickle Cell education into Ghana’s junior high school (JHS) and...
Adekunle Gold opens up about battling sickle cell crisis
Famous Nigerian musician Adekunle Gold has revealed that he continues to experience sickle cell crises, shedding light on his lifelong battle with the condition.
In...
Father accuses Kwahu Ridge SHTS of denying daughter admission over sickle cell condition
A first-year female student has reportedly been denied admission to Kwahu Ridge Senior High Technical School (SHTS) at Obo Kwahu in the Eastern Region...
Director of Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics calls for national effort to combat sickle...
Director of the Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics, Dr. Ammah Benneh-Akwasi Kuma, has urged a collective national effort to tackle sickle cell disease, stressing...
Sickle Cell Awareness: Know your partner’s genotype before starting a relationship – Hematologist
A hematologist at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Dr. Eunice Agyeman Ahmed, has urged Ghanaians to consider their partner's genotype before entering into a romantic...
Man becomes first in New York to be cured of sickle cell
A 21 year old man in New York has been cured of sickle cell anemia following treatment with a pioneering gene therapy, according to...
AT Ghana donates to 37 Pediatric Sickle Cell Unit
As part of events marking the 20th celebration of 37 Military Hospital’s Pedicatric Sickle Cell unit, leading Telecommunications giant, AT, formerly of AirtelTigo has...
AT donates GH₵10K to Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic of 37 Military Hospital
In commemoration of World Sickle Cell Day, AT Ghana formerly AirtelTigo, has donated GH₵10,000 to the Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic of the 37 Military...
Obstetric Gynecologist suggests safe birth option for sickle cell partnersÂ
An Obstetric Gynecologist at the Ga West Municipal Health Directorate, Dr Benedict Afari has said sickle cell couples can have babies who will not...
Sickle Cell support group calls for greater involvement in policy making on World Sickle...
The Sickle Cell Disease Support Group of Ghana (SCDSG) has called for the greater participation of patient support organizations in the development of healthcare...
World Health Organization (WHO) Africa releases groundbreaking guidance to boost fight against sickle cell...
World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region today released groundbreaking new guidance to help strengthen efforts to address the growing threat of sickle...
Doctor said I wouldn’t live past 20 years – Nacee on sickle cell condition...
Renowned gospel singer and record producer Nacee, known outside music circles as Nana Osei, recently shared his inspiring journey with Sickle Cell disease.
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If I can do it, you can too – Adekunle Gold to sickle cell...
Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold took a heartfelt moment to acknowledge and honor individuals battling sickle cell anemia, during his recent performance.
Having been diagnosed with...
‘I want to die but they won’t let me’ – Sickle Cell patient shares...
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Joe Mudukiza, 28, was diagnosed with sickle cell at the age of two. It is only until last year that...
US FDA approves $2.2m cure for sickle cell
The USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday, December 8, 2023, approved a powerful treatment for sickle cell disease, a devastating illness that...
How relatives locked sickle cell patient in a room to die [Video]
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Doris Benjamin, a sickle cell patient and advocate, has recounted how her pain and that of her three other siblings weren't taken serious by...
Decades of battling sickle cell disease; The story of Doris Benjamin and siblings
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As someone who has lived with sickle cell for the past three decades, she still lives each day in fear not knowing what to...
NHIS now covers childhood cancers, sickle cell drug – Bawumia
Treatment for childhood cancers and the cost of Hydroxyurea, a drug used for the treatment of sickle cell anaemia, are now covered by the...
It was life and death – Popular musician opens up on his battle with...
Nierian superstar, Adekunle Gold, has used his experience with sickle cell to motivate others with the same medical condition.
The musician, who said his battle...
Novartis partners American Society of Hematology to fight sickle cell disease in Sub-Saharan Africa
Novartis has announced a partnership with the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to provide six additional African nations with technology that is already being...
Stephen Amoah apologises for ‘economy is like a child with sickle cell’ comment
The Member of Parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency, Dr Stephen Amoah, has apologised for comparing the current state of the Ghanaian economy to a...
I see our economy as a child with sickle cell – Stephen Amoah
A member of the Finance Committee in Parliament, Dr Stephen Amoah, has painted a picture of the current state of the country’s economy.
Speaking...
Couple arrested for burying sickle cell child alive on pastor’s advice
A man and his wife have been arrested by the Breman Asikuma Police in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District for allegedly burying their two-year-old...
Sickle cell: Fertility Centre performs ‘miracle’ for couple
Thanks to a process known as preimplantation genetic testing, a couple with sickle cell traits on Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 4.29 p.m. welcomed...
Pregnant sickle cell patient struggling for life amid strike by nurses [Video]
A sickle cell patient, who is due to deliver through a caesarean birth, is reported to be left unattended to at the...
Sickle Cell patients are susceptible to severe Covid-19 – Haematologist
An Alexandra Yeo Chair in Haematology at the University of Toronto, Canada, has called on persons living with the Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), to...
People living with Sickle Cell need empathy, not sympathy – Obasanjo
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has stressed the need for more collaborative efforts to foster better education and awareness about sickle cell disease just...
Joselyn Dumas, SCAI to walk for sickle cell awareness on Oct 27
Award-winning actress Joselyn Dumas and the Sickle Cell Awareness Initiative (SCAI) will be embarking on a health walk on October 27 to create awareness...
4, 514 newborns screened for sickle cell since 2017 but ‘scale-up needed’
The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has as at July 2018, screened 4, 514 new-borns for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), under the first phase of...
1,000 babies born with sickle cell disease in Africa daily – Report
A report from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) indicate that at least 1,000 children are born in Africa with sickle cell disease (SCD)...
Death in pregnant women with sickle cell reduce drastically – Doctor
Gynaecologist at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Antwi Oppong has hinted that there is a drastic reduction in death among pregnant sickle cell women...
Nollywood's Eucharia Anunobi’s loses 15-year-old son to Sickle Cell Anemia
Popular Nollywood actress and Evangelist, Eucharia Anunobi, is currently mourning the death of her only child, 15-year-old Raymond Ekwu.
Raymond who she had by her...
Sickle cell disease: Overview, symptoms, and causes
Sickle cell disease, also known as sickle cell anemia, is a group of disorders affecting the red blood cells in the body.
How people understand...
Doctors said I will die by age 20 because I was a sickler –...
Renowned gospel musician, Nana Osei, popularly known as Nacee, has revealed how he survived after he tested sickle cell positive during his childhood.
According to...
Minerals Commission hosts Tanzanian delegation on regulatory governance
The Minerals Commission has welcomed a high-level technical delegation from the Tanzania Mining Commission for a week-long bilateral exchange programme running from January 19...
Love in the spotlight: Kojo Antwi surprises publicist with heartwarming wedding gesture
Ghanaian music legend Kojo Antwi has once again shown why he is cherished by many.
In a touching display of gratitude, the highlife maestro surprised...
Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem gets results: Kwahu Ridge SHTS apologises, recalls first-year student
The management of Kwahu Ridge Senior High Technical School(SHTS) has recalled a 14-year-old girl who was earlier denied admission after her father, Gideon Kissi,...
Adekunle Gold’s sixth studio album is an undeniable pop-Fuji anthem
On Monday, October 6, 2025, Global Afropop trailblazer Adekunle Gold releases his long-awaited sixth studio album, FUJI, available now worldwide on all digital platforms.
Alongside...
Abuakwa South MP raises concern over MahamaCare’s sustainable funding
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has clarified that the Minority in Parliament does not oppose the newly passed...
First malaria treatment for babies approved for use
The first malaria treatment suitable for babies and very young children has been approved for use.
It's expected to be rolled out in African countries...