Africa: Breakthrough Sickle Cell Gene Remedy a Distant Hope in Africa
Kampala, Scidev.Internet — As Uganda rolls out obligatory nationwide screening of newborns for sickle cell illness this month, a gene remedy celebrated in the USA and Europe stays financially out of attain for many sufferers in Africa. Ayoola Olajide, president of Ikorodu Sickle Cell Membership in Nigeria and an individual dwelling with sickle cell illness,…