×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Smart Minds Choose Us
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download App

Sickle cell: They said ‘I was next’ - 20-year-old Moses Obiero

Moses Odero at St.Elizabeth Lwak Mission Hospital [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard].

The St Elizabeth Lwak Mission Hospital’s wards in Siaya County were Moses Obiero’s second home for more than eight years.

At two, Obiero was diagnosed with malaria. His family watched their little one take pills, but the disease kept recurring. Obiero would be in and out of hospital for the next nine years before he was diagnosed with sickle cell anaemia.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.
Fact‑first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in