A foundational event occurred on the beautiful campus of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja) on the 10th of July 2025, for the future of sickle cell disease in Africa.
Nigeria will be known for bringing solutions to the problem of sickle cell disease through groundbreaking basic, clinical, translational research and transformational training programs in sickle cell disease.
The Ag. Vice Chancellor Professor Patricia Manko Lar laid the foundation stone for the National Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training, Abuja. (NCESRTA). You are invited to join us as we build.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
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Nigeria has the highest burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) in the world. However there are knowledge gaps about the natural history of SCD, the basis for the variable clinical course in individuals affected by it, the interactions of the sickle cell gene and the environment as well as with infectious and other diseases of high prevalence in the country. The high prevalence of this monogenic disease in Nigeria presents a unique opportunity to answer fundamental questions about SCD in order to gain insight into better ways of controlling it and to develop new treatments.
The University of Abuja Centre of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training was established to bring together faculty in from health, social, computer sciences, education and mass communication to undertake multidisciplinary research aimed at the control of sickle cell disease.