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What is the definition of “SUSTAINABILITY”?
Refer to Page 7Write or draw your
understanding.
Impact of everyday choices on sustainability in Nigeria
[Idowu Aimola][Mount Sinai School of Medicine]Sustainability Around the World
What color is my continent?
Where is Nigeria?
Victoria Island Lagos Akwa-Ibom
FACTS1. The largest black nation in the world .
2. Home to 170 million people.
3. 250 tribes and languages
Ahmadu Bello University
Nigerian favorite sports
My faculty
What is sustainability
• Sustainable development refers to development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
• The health of citizens in the neighborhood/communities is critical a aspect of sustainable development of the communities
Imagine the world like an egg
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Linked intricately together by different factors
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Sustainability
Any idea, activity or effort that ensures that available resources are not entirely depleted addresses “SUSTAINABILITY” and ensures the continuity of the process requiring those resources
Sickle cell disease
• is an inherited disorder that causes the red blood cells to be abnormally shaped and get stuck inside the blood vessels, making it hard to deliver oxygen throughout the body.
• This causes frequent intense pain and can lead to infection and severe complications like organ damage and stroke
• Leads to over a million deaths globally each year
• It is the most common genetic disease in the United States (over 100,000 people) and Nigeria (over 4, 000,000 people).
• Over 10% of children born with this disease die before their 5th birthday.
• Those that get older require comprehensive care for the rest of their lives.
• Estimates place the US financial burden for management of sickle cell anemia as $3 billion annually
• The disease has only one cure (bone marrow transplant) which is very expensive and has several complicated issues surrounding its applications
• Sickle cell disease inheritance pattern
AS AS
A S A S
AA AS AS SS
Parents
Chromosomes
Children
AA normal
AS carrier
SS sickle cell disease
25% chance of having a child with the disease when two carriers get married
Activity
AA normal
AS carrier
SS sickle cell disease
AA AS
A A A S
AA AS AA AS
Parents
Chromosomes
Children
AA normal
AS carrier
SS sickle cell disease
0% chance of having a child with the disease when a carrier or sickle cell disease individual gets married with a normal individual
Pre-marital counseling
• Religious institutions and courts require couples to have a genotype test before marriage
• Religious institutions and courts require couples to have a genotype test before marriage
Social awareness programs
• Carried out to educate people of the possible impact of their relationship and marital decisions on the genetic health of their children and future generations
• Campaigns encourage individuals especially the youths to get tested and know their genotype
• The desired goal is to reduce the amount of the S gene from the population, thereby completely wiping out the disease from the population
• The goal of these programs is not to restrict choices but rather to increase healthy options so that the healthy choice becomes the easy choice
Q&A
Do you have any questions?
Closing
Please answer the 2 questions on Page 15
Thank you for your attention!