We could free sickle cell screening during our community activities and on every Wednesday at our office . This is aimed at promoting exclusive awareness of Sickle Cell . When people test they are ultimately informed about there sickle cell genotypes. Currently 1% of our population is aware of their sickle cell status, this means that people who are sickle cell carriers are ignorantly marrying.
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Our programs mainly focus on; fighting stigma through awareness campaigns in communities; conducting free sickle cell screening and testing; psychosocial support through community sickle cell support networks; family economic empowerment for poverty alleviation and disability rights inclusion. FIGHTING STIGMA; under this initiative we move to communities and educated the people about sickle cell disease, its health effects , their management and care. We go an extra mile and give medication handouts to people living with sickle cell . In schools…
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