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.

Afya Dhabiti project in Kenya. To help end stigma among the sickle cell warriors, Non- Communicable Diseases Alliance of Kenya (NCDAK) in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MOH), Kakamega ...

In a region that has the world’s highest rates of sickle cell, Lea Kilenga and her nonprofit are helping fellow Kenyans get crucial treatment and battling the stigma surrounding the disease.

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. Most of the 6,000 children born with SCD ...

Western Kenya leads the country with the most cases of sickle cell disease. ... P.O Box 30080-00100,Nairobi, Kenya. Telephone number: 0203222111, 0719012111; Email: [email protected] ...

My wife, Akilah, also lives with sickle cell trait, so we were aware that sickle cell was a possibility when we were pregnant with our twins. Our daughter Nazaneen, Nazzy, was diagnosed with ...

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Sickle cell disease affects more people in countries in Africa than anywhere else in the world. BBC Africa Eye joined someone who helps give a voice to those with sickle cell in one town in Kenya ...

A woman at the clinic put her hand up to ask a question. "They say that someone with sickle cell cannot live beyond 20 years old. They only get to 15 years and most they can live is 18 years old." ...

Sickle cell disease affects more people in countries in Africa than anywhere else in the world. BBC Africa Eye joined someone who helps give a voice to those with sickle cell in one town in Kenya ...