MRS IKPEAZU TAKES THE FIGHT AGAINST SICKLE CELL TO THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF NIGERIA

 
After the colourful events that marked the celebration of the 2018 Sickle Cell Day held in Aba on Tuesday 19 June 2018, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu headed to the economic capital of Nigeria, Lagos, to honour an invitation as the Chief Guest of Honour to the Inaugural Annual Lecture of the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria held at the Agip Hall of the MUSON Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos today.
The event afforded the Founder/President of Vicar Hope an opportunity to share her experience in the fight against sickle cell disease to the amazement and inspiration of the audience, which included academics from various health and research institutions as well as global pharmaceutical companies.
Amongst the guests were Professor Martin Steinberg, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Pathology, and Laboratory Medicine of the Boston University School of Medicine and Centre of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease Boston Medical Centre; Lagos Commissioner for health Jide Idris, and Professor Olu Akinyanju Founder of SCFN.
Mrs. Ikpeazu explained her Foundation’s two-pronged approach that is yielding results in the sickle cell world: i.e. awareness and treatment/palliatives.
She pointed out to the audience that sickle cell will continue to be a challenge to the health systems if adequate awareness is not carried out so that people can make critical decisions about their future partners and about procreation.
She told the gathering that she had secured the partnership of major stakeholders in Abia State to the fight against sickle cell, emphasizing that it was such support and collaboration that led to the passage of the Abia State Blood Group and genotype Identification Law 2018 by the State House of Assembly.
Indeed, Mrs. Ikpeazu is passionate to ensuring that the health challenges caused by Sickle Cell anemia is fought to standstill…
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