BBC London: Sickle Cell and Rare Diseases

Lead Sickle Cell Mentor, June Okochi, speaks on BBC London about living with sickle cell, as part of the ‘I am Number 17 campaign’. 1 in 17 people in the UK will be affected with a rare disease. ‘I am number 17’ is a campaign to help the voices of those with a rare disease to be heard.

Find out more about the campaign here: https://iamnumber17.geneticalliance.org.uk/

Learn more about June’s story, here: https://iamnumber17.geneticalliance.org.uk/june/