Fighting Sickle Cell
New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most. There is no clear path for African patients like Nkem to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.
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ABUJA, NGA - DECEMBER 5, 2023: Portrait of Nkem Azinge, 34, who lives with sickle cell disease in Abuja (as do 2 of her 3 siblings), and who had been saving up for the treatment in India but is now thinking about trying elsewhere, Wuse,Abuja, Nigeria. CREDIT: Taiwo Aina for The New York Times
ABUJA, NGA - DECEMBER 5, 2023: Nkem Azinge during her medical checkup at National hospital, Abuja, Nigeria. CREDIT: Taiwo Aina for The New York Times
ABUJA, NGA - DECEMBER 5, 2023: Nkem Azinge holds her most important drug in her home, Wuse, Abuja, Nigeria. CREDIT: Taiwo Aina for The New York Times
ABUJA, NGA - DECEMBER 5, 2023: Nkem Azinge during her medical checkup at National hospital, Abuja, Nigeria. CREDIT: Taiwo Aina for The New York Times
ABUJA, NGA - DECEMBER 5, 2023: Nkem Azinge during her medical checkup at National hospital, Abuja, Nigeria. CREDIT: Taiwo Aina for The New York Times
ABUJA, NGA - DECEMBER 5, 2023: Portrait of Nkem Azinge and her younger brother; Eliza Azinge who lives with sickle cell disease in their parents home, Wuse, Abuja, Nigeria. She and her brother are both very ill from the disease so time is running out for them. CREDIT: Taiwo Aina for The New York Times
ABUJA, NGA - DECEMBER 5, 2023: Portrait of Nkem Azinge, 34, who lives with sickle cell disease in Abuja (as do 2 of her 3 siblings), and who had been saving up for the treatment in India but is now thinking about trying elsewhere, Wuse,Abuja, Nigeria. CREDIT: Taiwo Aina for The New York Times
ABUJA, NGA - DECEMBER 4, 2023: Prof Obiageli E. Nnodu; at work at Centre of Excellence for Research and Training at University of Abuja (CESTA) in University of Abuja, Nigeria. CREDIT: Taiwo Aina for The New York Times
ABUJA, NGA - DECEMBER 4, 2023: Portrait of Prof Obiageli E. Nnodu; a Professor of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Director, Centre of Excellence for Research and Training at University of Abuja (CESTA) in University of Abuja, Nigeria. CREDIT: Taiwo Aina for The New York Times
ABUJA, NGA - DECEMBER 5, 2023: Portrait of Nkem Azinge, 34, who lives with sickle cell disease in Abuja (as do 2 of her 3 siblings), and who had been saving up for the treatment in India but is now thinking about trying elsewhere, Wuse,Abuja, Nigeria. CREDIT: Taiwo Aina for The New York Times