A member of the Sickle Cell Survivors Forum in the state said they have lost eight people to the disease from January 2023 to September 2023.
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“I am aware of the financial and emotional burdens that Sickle Cell Disease patients and their families are carrying. An SCD patient, who is the Abia Focal Person for The Sickle Cell Survivors Forum, Victoria Akujuobi, thanked Mrs Otti for the support for SCD patients.Ms Akujuobi regretted the inability of parents and SCD patients to get adequate resources for their treatment.She also urged Nigerians not to discriminate against the patients, saying that such discrimination had caused some to commit suicide.
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