As part of Adekunle Gold’s ongoing efforts to bring more awareness and advocate for Sickle Cell disease, he partnered with the Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative (SAMI) to host the XTRACARE free medical outreach on Saturday, 11th May 2024. SAMI is a foremost health NGO dedicated to the vision ‘to have a society where sickle cell disorder is reduced and people living with sickle cell and their families are able to live healthy, positive, and productive lives’.
This momentous step comes after the multi-award winning star openly declared his status as a sickle cell warrior in one of his recent music tracks. This step goes a long way to associate with the sickle cell community in Nigeria and to encourage and support other sickle cell warriors, especially in Nigeria.
Further, the multi-award winning star Adekunle Gold paid a courtesy visit to the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) where he was intimated on the Foundation’s efforts and how well-meaning Nigerians can support them.
Expressing their appreciation to Adekunle Gold, the Communications officer of Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative (SAMI), Abayomi Oyelami described the Afrobeats star as a true inspiration to the sickle cell community.
“You are a true inspiration to the sickle cell community. The time you shared with us is invaluable as it placed practical value on the words of encouragement that we often share with our sickle cell warriors.
They now know that ‘if AG can, I can’ be great too in whatever field of endeavor.’ In fact, many of the parents who used to be worried about their children’s future are more relaxed now and are expecting a bright day,” Oyelami said on behalf of the Initiative’s Executive Director Toyin Ibidunni Adesola.
Similarly, the National Director of Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria Dr. Annette Akinsete expressed the Foundation’s gratitude in an Appreciation Letter to Adekunle Gold where she describes his visit as timely and divine.
AND OTHER STAFF OF SCFN.
“We are touched and inspired by your humility and your genuine interest to really bring the necessary intervention for persons Living with Sickle Cell Disorder in Nigeria and the African continent,” Akinsete said.
Adekunle Gold’s latest outreach restates his commitment to the Nigerian Sickle Cell community which has been one of the primary focus of his social advocacy.
