Media power couple
Imevbore and SenamiOhiomokhare launches the Jephthah Ohiomokhare Sickle cell
foundation in honour of their son.
In a well-attended press
conference, Emmanuel Imevbore Ohiomokhare highlighted that the foundation seeks
to fund investigation and indigenous research into cure for sickle cell, as
well as educate unmarried Nigerians to 'know their types -genotype" before
getting married.
In addition,
they unveiled the #JephTees an inspired tee shirt line to raise funds for the
foundation's projects which also includes the annual sickle cell writing
competition for ages 9-18 that was also flagged off.
The
competition which is centered around the theme of sickle cell, has a cash prize
of N200,000 for the best entry, N150,000 for the first runner up and N100, 000
for the second runner up.
The
foundation is set to be launched in December 2017 and organisations like School
hunters are partnering to support while government and other health agencies
are expected to support to achieve this huge task.
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