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Creation of Awareness and Challenging Misconceptions about Sickle Cell Disease

Habari mpya za afya Tanzania · maelezo ya Creation of Awareness and Challenging Misconceptions ab… · imesasishwa 13 Aug 2026 · habari za afya · hospitali · afya ya umma

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Long before I sat behind my laptop searching through medical journals or interviewing specialists, I found myself thinking about a friend I had lost years ago.
  • 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.

Nukuu za habari mpya na vyanzo: Creation of Awareness and Challenging Misconceptions ab…

Uliza chochote kuhusu mada hii — mfululizo, athari, wahusika, au uhusiano na Tanzania.