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An Executive Director of G.N.S. Foundation, who also doubles as a sickle cell health advocate, Mrs Sandra Amponsah Ayivor, has advised people intending to marry to know their sickle cell status before marriage.

According to her, this will prevent them from producing children with sickle cell diseases. Sickle Cell Disease is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders.

Mrs Sandra Amponsah Ayivor gave this advice at the commemoration of World Sickle Awareness Day in Accra, organised by Vodafone Ghana Foundation with support from The G.N.S. Foundation and the Forestry Commission. And as part of the government's efforts at planting over five million trees under the Green Ghana Project, The Foundation also planted some trees at the Accra zoo in remembrance of Ghana's Fallen Heroes.

G.N.S Foundation is a Non-Governmental Organization (N.G.O) specializing in sickle cell management and associated haematological diseases, offering assistance to Orphanages and people living with Disabilities. It also offers support to Youth and Women (Kayayo Antenatal) as well as empowering them to become instruments of change in their various communities.

The G.N.S. Foundation (an acronym for two sisters - Gibeleen and Sandra) is a charity dedicated to positively impact women and children and society at large.

The G.N.S. Foundation has worked underground for many years since 2013 until the organization gained accreditation in early 2016.

Since its inception, The G.N.S. Foundation has embarked on several projects, aimed at empowering individuals and institutions which are in need.

Some of the beneficiaries of the G.N.S. Foundation projects are Osu Children's Home, Korle Bu Sickle Cell Clinic, Head Porters (Kayaye) and Covered Girls Camp.

Mrs Sandra Amponsah Ayivor hinted that The G.N.S. Foundation will soon embark on intensive campaigns at the Senior High Schools to educate the students on the need to know their sickle cell status and its accompanying benefits.