Kenya Develops New Guidelines On Sickle Cell Disease Management

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Kenya Develops New Guidelines On Sickle Cell Disease Management

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has developed its guidelines for control and management of sickle cell disease (SCD) which will be used to bring to light the interventions needed to control and manage the disease.

Source: allAfrica.com

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