SCD victims

American health group raises hope for SCD victims

American health group raises hope for SCD victims

Sickle Cell Disorder is one of the most common chronic yet treatable genetic disorders in Nigeria and several other parts of the world. Nigeria has the world’s largest population of people with the disorder that is caused by the presence of an abnormal form of haemoglobin in the red blood cells—haemoglobin S (HbS) instead of haemoglobin A (HbA).