Nigeria has one of the highest burdens of sickle cell disease globally, with a significant portion of the population carrying the sickle cell trait.
NAHCON said the advisory became necessary following the confirmation of the disease outbreaks in Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso.
“Distribution will be carried out monthly for four days each month. The drugs will be repeated every 28 days from June to October 2023.
It also appealed to the governor to support three of its members who are critically sick and currently taking treatment in various locations.
Pope Francis was discharged from a hospital in Rome on Friday following an operation on his abdomen.
The grant is to assist Nigeria in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and HIV/AIDS for the next three years commencing January 2024.
“People with albinism need to take extra precautions to avoid sunburn and skin damage.
On Wednesday, the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) unveiled a Country Strategic Plan (CSP) for Nigeria worth $2.5 billion.
The FG said that out of 200 million units of blood required as a nation, “the blood service commission collects only 500,000 units”.
“Twenty doctors resigned from DASH and seven from the Hospital Management Board in the last three weeks.”
