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The world sickle cell awareness day was marked amid concerns on the lack of centralized and up to date statistics, diagnostic facilities and proper policies to combat the disease. Families continue to grapple with the high cost of treatment and in some cases are reduced to beggars in their quest to care for their kin by seeking treatment overseas. Teddy Ochieng' brings us the tales of families facing the burden of caring for sicklers in the wake of limited resources.
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Feature | World Sickle Cell Awareness Day
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