Nigeria has highest burden of sickle cell disease in the world, says Minister

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Nigeria has highest burden of sickle cell disease in the world, says Minister

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Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has disclosed that Nigeria currently has the highest burden of sickle cell disease in the world ahead of Democratic Republic of Congo and India, with an estimated 25% of her adult population being carriers of defective S-gene.  This is as he also noted that available record shows that sickle cell […]

Nigeria has highest burden of sickle cell disease in the world, says Minister
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Source: Nigerian Tribune

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