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By Guest Author | June 20, 2026

Beyond Genotype Awareness: Nigeria Must Build a Sickle Cell Response That Serves Warriors

Modupe Babawale (Guest writer) Every year on June 19, Nigeria joins the global community to observe World Sickle Cell Day. The 2026 theme, “Closing the Survival Gap: Equity in Sickle Cell Disease,” serves as an important reminder that Nigeria must now address the unequal access to diagnosis, medicines, blood, specialised care, and dignity that determines […]

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Brain & Body Foundation, Nigerians in Diaspora Partners to Support Sickle Cell Patients

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 17, 2020

The Brain & Body Foundation (BBF) and the Nigerians In Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Washington, D.C. Chapter are collaborating to bring awareness and medical support to sickle cell disease patients in Nigeria in celebration of the World Sickle Cell Day 2020. The theme for the programme is Breaking The Cycle  of Pain. We believe children with […]

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