Maidunama Sickle Cell Foundation (MAISCEF), established by Rabi Maidunama, focuses primarily on advocacy and aiding children with SCD. Additionally, the organisation distributes free drugs, including anti-malaria’s, and free genetic testing to help individuals become more aware.

To raise awareness of SCD, MAISCEF runs a variety of advocacy and sensitization programmes. In addition to offering counselling services, MAISCEF makes outpatient hospital visits to assist needy in-patients in paying for their medical bills. This effort is specifically carried out to educate and train local healthcare providers. A free genotyping test is occasionally made available to the public by MAISCEF so they can learn their genotype and aid in illness prevention.

Brain and Body Foundation is partnering with Maidunama Sickle Cell Foundation, which operates centres in Kano, Ibadan, Kaduna, and Nasarawa.

Update: Project SCD Nigeria

As of 29th of February 2024; 1940 citamil have been sent to Maidunama SCF and 323 beneficiaries have been registered

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As of 31st of December 2023; 890 citamil have been sent to Maidunama SCF and 319 beneficiaries have been registered

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As of December 19, 2023, 890 CITAMIL have been sent to MAISCEF and 267 beneficiaries have been registered.

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As of October 6th, 2023, 266 beneficiaries have received CITAMIL across all MAISCEF centres.

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As of September 26th, 2023, 214 beneficiaries have received CITAMIL across all MAISCEF centres.

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As of September 15th, 2023, 192 beneficiaries received CITAMIL across all MAISCEF centres.

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As of September 8th, 2023, 185 beneficiaries received CITAMIL across all MAISCEF centres.

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As of August 18th, 2023, 113 beneficiaries received CITAMIL across all MAISCEF centres.

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On August 1st, 2023, Maidunama Sickle Cell Foundation received 730 bottles of CITAMIL and begun distribution.

On August 20, 2023, the co-ordinator of MAISCEF Plateau state, Nigeria, Nafsat Bello confirms receiving 100 bottles of CITAMIL from Brain and Body Foundation.

MAISCEF Plateau state officials holding a bottle of CITAMIL (L-R: Nafsat Bello, Nandi, and Fatima Ibrahim)