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The National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi Lagos Nigeria on October 19, 2011 started a three day conference on the challenges of Sickle cell disorder. The conference will end on October 21, 2011 at the same venue. Picture above is Mr. Ayoola Olajide a journalist and sickle cell patient narrating his experience as a patient with sickle cell disorder. I never wanted to marry because i believed I will not live long. |
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Pastor Emmanuel Ibekwe telling his story of how he fell in love with his wife and was advised not to marry her because they were both AS, he said he didn`t listen to the advise. He went ahead to marry his wife and they were blessed with children. Two out of them turned out to be sickle cell patients. He lost one of them named Chidinma last year. Before chidinma died, she was a final year student of Bells University. |
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The participants |
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Prof. Iheanyi Okpala Prof. of Ematology University of Nigeria teaching Hospital Nsuka delivering the lecture on challenges of effective, acceptable and affordable treatment of sickle cell disorder. |
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Dr. Gabriel Oyemade Chairman of the board of National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi Lagos Nigeria addressing the audience at the Sickle cell workshop which took place at the National Orthopaedic hospital Igbobi Lagos on September 19, 2011 |
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Dr. Wahab Yinusa medical director National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi Lagos Nigeria |
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Picture L-R: Hon. Kamel Olorunoje, deputy chairman of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dr. Muna Chira, head of training school of orthopaedic, Pastor Emmanuel Ibekwe of Dabma sickle cell foundation,Dr. Gabriel Oyemade, Chairman of the board of National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi Lagos Nigeria, Prof. Olu Akinyanju, Chairman sickle cell foundation Idiaraba Lagos Nigeria, Prof. Iheanyi Okpala Prof. of Ematology University of Nigeria Nsuka, Dr. Wahab Yinusa medical director National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi Lagos Nigeria and Ayoola Olajide a journalist living with Sickle cell at the event |
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