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Health Ministry affirms support for FoSCel Foundation in fight against sickle cell disease
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The Ministry of Health has thrown its weight behind the Focus on Sickle Cell Foundation (FoSCel) in its efforts to raise awareness about sickle cell disease, a common inherited blood disorder in the country.
According to the Ministry, about 2% of babies born in Ghana each year have sickle cell disease, with approximately 15,000 newborns affected annually. It added that an estimated 20–30% of Ghanaians carry the sickle cell trait (AS).