BBC Africa Eye joined someone who helps give a voice to those with sickle cell in one town in Kenya, where nearly a quarter of the population lives with the genetic disease. In the small town of ...

Sickle cell is one of the diseases in Kenya that is surrounded by many misconceptions and cultural beliefs A group of survivors of the disease from Kakamega have, however, embarked on a mission to ...

openly speak about their battle with sickle cell disease. In the years since, celebrities have become untapped agents of positive change because they have influence on the knowledge we retain ...

Finally, he responded, and together they worked to raise $20,000 to form a set of national guidelines in Kenya for the management and control of sickle cell disease. Yet with health care in Kenya ...

The Ministry of Health’s Guidelines for the Control and Management of Sickle Cell Disease (2021) say there is high mortality of SCD patients in Kenya. • Prof Mwanda says the cost of managing ...

“A child who is born with sickle cell didn't choose this,” she told SWI.“He needs medicine to survive.” Additional reporting by Mercy Murugi, a film producer in Kenya. Photo editing by ...

After spending time in the juvenile justice system, his life was transformed by helping a dog find his forever home ...

“A child who is born with sickle cell didn’t choose this,” she told SWI. “He needs medicine to survive.” Additional reporting by Mercy Murugi, a film producer in Kenya. Photo editing by ...