Major Stories:
1. Trailblazing Myth-Breaker: Police Sergeant Winston Mmagu lives with sickle cell anaemia – how, how does he cope?!
2. Canada Celebrates 1st official Sickle Cell Day.
3. Genetics Professor Cyril Otoikhian throws damper on World Sickle Cell Day celebrations in Nigeria. Universally condemned he was, but a mother of two with SCD says she supports the Prof 100%!
4. Millions of Nigerians have sickle cell trait – more than the entire population of countries like Uganda, Canada, Kenya, Algeria, Spain, and Poland.
5. INTERVIEW: Dr. Beatrice Garrette DG, Pierre Fabre Foundation says Africa is beginning to face up to the realities of SCD.
6. Herbal Medicine: how come a single herbal extract helps with such a broad range of health conditions?
7. Professional Patient Mary Adeturinmo reports on the launch of the UK Standards of Health Care for Adult SCD.
8. POLITICS: MKO Abiola gets Nigeria's highest national honour, Late Chief Adeseun ogundoyin's son sweeps elections in Ibarapa East.
8. As she turns 50, Guest Editor Teresa McCurry relates what spurred her into SCD advocacy.
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