More than 10,000 residents of the state of Kwara have been examined and evaluated to determine the anemia of falciform cells in various places in the 16 areas of the local government of the State in the last five years.
This extensive Falciform cell detection program of Kwara highlights an important public health effort.
Speaking in a four -day program to commemorate World Cellular Day of Safle 2025 in IJAGBO, the Local Government of Oyun on Friday, co -founder of the Kuda Adebisi Oyawoye Foundation, Mrs. Fatima Oyawoye, said that this year of 1,000 additional residents would be projected, with a daily goal of 350 people per location.
She said the dissemination program, with the subject, “shining the light on the disease of falciform cells (knows their state)”, aimed at raising awareness and providing essential medical care services to residents of communities selected in the state.
The event, which began at the Basic Health Center in the Local Government Area of ​​Ijagbo, Oyun, is scheduled to continue in the health centers in Oke-on, Ipee and Esie in the area of ​​the local government of Ireepodun of the State.
Oyawoye, who said that the falciform cell is not a death sentence, he added that patients can live a normal life, while she emphasized the importance of empowering people who live with the disorder of falciform cells.
“For people living with falciform cells, they must understand that it is not a cage. You can do what you want to do in life, achieve all your goals and succeed. You are allowed to live your life to the fullest,” he said.
Oyawoye, who emphasized the objective of the program, said that “we are here to educate people in different communities in Kwara's state about falciform cells and relieve fear and stigma that surrounds the disease and make people more aware of their genotype.”
The initiative has a detection of free falciform cells, ABO blood typification, tests and treatment of malaria, games and health education, with an approach in breaking the stigma associated with the disease of falciform cells and promoting the awareness of the early genotype.
This Kwara Falciform Cell Detection Program continues to have a tangible impact.
Community members, health workers and volunteers obtained good numbers on the first day of the program, making consultations and receiving health information in an interactive and relaxed environment that also included games and music.
The scope continues in the areas of the local government of Oyun and Ireepodun, reinforcing the group's commitment to community -based medical care, inclusive education and the fight against stigma in the defense of falciform cells.