In an extraordinary meeting held last Friday at Churchill's Town, some concerned parents whose children are suffering from sickle cell disease called on President Jammeh to take part in the treatment of the disease, following what they term as his successful breakthrough in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and Asthma.

The parents made a passionate appeal to President Jammeh to participate in the treatment of what they described as an increasingly prevalent and seemingly intractable disease that could otherwise lead to the loss of many lives.

The president’s intervention, they believe, will be instrumental in pre-empting or averting what they fear to be a possible increase in diseases in the country. They described the disease as dangerous and contagious, calling for urgent attention.

 “The successes registered over the HIV/AIDS and Asthma breakthrough is worthy of commendation and the president, for the sake of Allah, should also participate in treating sickle cell,” said one of the patients, adding that the president’s intervention will no doubt help in the cure of the disease nation-wide and, by extension, its eradication.

They described the president’s breakthrough as a total success that will go a long way in boosting the health condition of not only Gambians but the entire African continent.

“The president can do it because looking at his treatment on television, I’m certain that he can cure me,” one of the patients averred.