SSHAI Programs | Health Outreach, Advocacy, Health Education & Community Sensitization

Health Access Programs

• SSHAI Sickle Cell Beneficiary Program 

Provision of healthcare consultation; mental health support; health education, and follow-up with supportive management of sickle cell-related complications, along with routine SCD drug delivery including haematinics, antimalaria prophylaxis and hydroxyurea

• SSHAI Outreach Beneficiary follow-up program

Supportive care provision for selected Outreach  beneficiaries with essential drugs, counseling and direct linkage to tertiary health institutions

Coordinated by the SSHAI Clinical Service Team, 2026

Community Outreach Programs

• Know Your Worth: Community Health Outreach Program for Internally Displaced People

Providing services like basic health talks, consultations and standardized symptom screening for Sickle cell disease and other common health conditions, Opportunities for free Genotype testing, Free blood sugar checks and BP checks, Malaria and HIV testing, Referral and linkage to care with follow-up for specific individuals

Developed, Planned  & Coordinated by the SSHAI Coordination Team, 2026

Research & Development Programs

• Common Health Conditions among Internally Displaced Person's in a Benue State IDP Camp: Findings from a Cross-sectional Outreach Study 

Coordinated by the SSHAI Research & Development Unit, 2026