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Can gene therapy transform sickle cell survival in Africa?
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Gene-editing breakthroughs are bringing curative therapies closer to reality. The challenge now is ensuring African health systems are ready to deliver them.
At the PEN-Plus clinic in Nhamatanda, Mozambique, Lindolfo dos Santos provides patients and family members with nutritional guidelines for managing sickle cell disease.