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Awareness
By Monday Ajogun
Benin, Jan. 11, 2017 (NAN) A sickle-cell patient, Mr Edigin Francis, has called on Edo State Government to improve on its awareness campaign in both urban and rural areas to save more sickle-cell anaemia patients from taking wrong medication.
Francis told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday that, “ Most patients suffering from sickle-cell anaemia in the rural areas have been visiting quack doctors for treatment owing to lack of awareness..
“The present administration should come to the aid of all the sickle-cell patients across the state by providing logistics for awareness.
“Training of staff is also a key factor. I want the government to improve on it too,’’ Francis said.
He also enjoined patients already diagnosed with sickle-cell anemia to always make use of government-approved treatment facilities in order to save their lives.(NAN)
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Edited by Ekemini Ladejobi, Peter Dada