Nigeria
Nigeria: Sickle-cell disorder killing 100,000 infants a year
KANO, 21 August 2008 (IRIN) - At least 100,000 infants die from the sickle-cell genetic disorder in Nigeria every year, and the country still has the highest incidence of the illness in Africa. "From available statistics, 100,000 infants die from sickle-cell…