At its first meeting on 12th of January 2011, at the New Chelsea Hotel in Abuja, the Steering Committee outlined the following priorities for the network and appointed co-chairs to be in charge of each
Registration. (Co-Chairs – Dr. Funke Lawson and Mrs. Badiya Inuwa)
It is difficult for us to operate as a corporate entity with the rights to raise funds and act as a recognized advocacy group without being officially registered with the relevant Nigerian authorities. For this purpose to...
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Priorities
The Steering Committee meeting was held on the 12th of January 2011 at the New Chelsea Hotel in Abuja. The minutes of the meeting were circulated to all members including those who were absent at the meeting. There have been some suggestions, which have either been incorporated or we intend to pursue. While the minutes are hereby attached , I want to stress on what our immediate priorities should be. These are predicated on the objectives of the Network and on the proposed Working Groups for whi...
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Scholarships
Below are the recipients of FIOCRUZ Scholarships for Study in Brazilian Universities.
PhD Degree
Dr. Ademola Adegoke of Department of Paediatrics and Child health Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Dr. Oladele Olatunya of Department of Paediatrics and Child health at the Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti
Dr. Uche Ndidi, Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Dr. Mahmoud Ma’arouf, Department of Community Health, Amino Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano
MSc Degree
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WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF SCSSN
With its current population at 167 million, Nigeria is the most populous African country. It has the highest sickle cell disease (SCD) burden in the world with ~19 of 1000 births affected with the disease. Although there have been several SCD associations and other non-governmental organizations devoted to the disease, a concerted truly national advocacy group had been lacking.
At the global SCD congress in Accra in July 2010, the Nigerian delegates met and decided to launch the Sickle Cel...
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