With an estimated four million Nigerians affected by sickle cell disease, experts have called on the federal government to invest in the local production of gene therapy treatments.
The appeal was made during a media briefing at the 5th Global Sickle Cell Congress held in Abuja.
Prof. Jennifer Adair, Co-founder of the Global Gene Therapy Initiative, described gene therapy as a new curative treatment for sickle cell disease.
