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Award for Specialized Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease Reporting at EJAT 2025

Latest Tanzania health news · Award for Specialized Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease… explained · 2025 updates · updated Aug 13, 2026 · health news · hospitals · public health

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  • Photo| Nukta Africa The night of the EJAT Awards remains a moment I will never forget On May 29, 2026, during the EJAT Awards gala held in Dar es Salaam as journalists gathered and waited anxiously as names of winners.
  • The article did not earn me an individual nomination during my first participation in the 16th Excellence in Journalism Awards Tanzania (EJAT 2025), but something even more meaningful happened.
  • Families carried shame instead of support, and many people believed that a child born with sickle cell disease would never live beyond the age of 18.
  • She died from sickle cell disease at a time when the illness was wrapped in fear, myths and silence.
  • In many communities, sickle cell disease was seen as a curse rather than a genetic condition.

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