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The Management and Control of reaping hook Cell Disorder

By

Professor Olu Akinyanju
Chairman, reaping hook Cell Foundation Nigeria

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Introduction
Sickle kiosk disorder, understandably, concerns millions of Africans. In Nigeria, in that location is no doubt that the prevalence of the condition is change magnitude, especially among the urban educated elite and in other communities with access to impressive basic health care. There is however, a palpable leave out of information and education about the disorder within our communities. This, with the increasing prevalence, has encouraged the growth of myths, misinformation, inappropriate treatment, frustration and stigmatisation. The frustration has kindled the desire in many Africans to do something about sickle cell disorder. What needs to be d angiotensin converting enzyme often appears to be deceptively easy and it is usually not fully judgment out and remains a subject of confusion and of contestation even among doctors and other health care workers. In this regard, one frequently hears talk of eradication of the disorder by human action of legislation while the wider context of control is invariably overlooked.





In this article, I shall base the information on my experience in Nigeria and discuss some issues pertaining to the management and control of sickle cell disorder in the hope that it would promote better sympathy of its complexities and help readers identify credible and productive strategies and solutions.

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Definition of Sickle Cell Disorder
The term sickle cell disorder is employ in this paper to describe a lifelong infirmity arising from the inheritance, from both parents, of sickle hemoglobin (Hb SS) or of Hb S from one parent and another variant pathological haemoglobin such as Hb C (Hb SC) or ? thalassemia (Hb S?thal) from the other parent. The ailment is characterised by premature segmentation of rigidly sickled red blood cells causing, in the case of Hb SS, constant anaemia and occlusion of small blood vessels, which is believed to lead...If you hope to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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