Sickle cell: Group advocates mandatory premarital blood screening

A group, Young Muslims Association of Nigeria (YMAN), has advocated mandatory premarital blood screening for intending couples. The group made the call in a six-point statement it issued on Sunday at the end of its 38th Annual National Conference held at Iworoko, an Ado-Ekiti suburb. The statement signed by Mr Ismail Bello, the association’s public […]

A group, Young Muslims Association of Nigeria (YMAN), has advocated mandatory premarital blood screening for intending couples.

The group made the call in a six-point statement it issued on Sunday at the end of its 38th Annual National Conference held at Iworoko, an Ado-Ekiti suburb.

The statement signed by Mr Ismail Bello, the association’s public relations officer, noted that the screening became necessary to curb rampant cases of sickle cell diseases in society.

The conference was attended by no fewer than 480 delegates from 16 local government areas of the state. (NAN)