1. Do Now (Page 14)
What is the definition of
“SUSTAINABILITY”?
Refer to Page 7
Write or draw your
understanding.

2. Impact of everyday choices on
sustainability in Nigeria
[Idowu Aimola]
[Mount Sinai School of Medicine]
Sustainability Around the World

3. What color is my continent?

4. Where is Nigeria?

5. Victoria Island Lagos Akwa-Ibom
FACTS
1. The largest black nation in the world .
2. Home to 170 million people.
3. 250 tribes and languages

6. Ahmadu Bello University
Nigerian favorite sports
My faculty

7. 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

8. Imagine the world like an egg
Environmental
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Linked intricately together by different factors

9. Environmental
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11. 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

12. 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

13. • 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

14. • 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

15. Activity
AA normal
AS carrier
SS sickle cell disease

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. • 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

20. Q&A
Do you have any questions?

21. Closing
Please answer the 2 questions on Page 15
Thank you for your attention!