Sickle cell disease(SCD) is a chronic inherited illness affecting about 300,000 infants born in Africa each year. Historically, over 95% of babies born with SCD in rural Africa died before 5 years old. In Kumasi, Ghana, where 2% of all babies born have SCD, the newborn screening programme has a survival rate to five years of over 95%. This book looks at fathers perceptions of the birth of a child with SCD and their role in the care of such children. Contrary to stereotypes suggesting fathers might abandon such children, the majority were involved in their welfare in terms of financial...