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Sickle Cell Disease on the rise in Australia

11-year-old sickle cell disease survivor Mapalo Joy Nsofwa with her mother Agnes and father Preston.

11-year-old sickle cell disease survivor Mapalo Joy Nsofwa with her mother Agnes and father Preston. Source: SBS

Couples planning to have children are being urged to get tested for a rare blood disorder. Experts say Sickle Cell Disease is on the rise are advise people from ethnic communities to get tested.


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By Cassandra Bain

Presented by Sunil Awasthi

Source: SBS


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Couples planning to have children are being urged to get tested for a rare blood disorder. Experts say Sickle Cell Disease is on the rise are advise people from ethnic communities to get tested.



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