# @jamaicagleaner on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeXyUnJuosQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71468119-jamaicagleaner-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5fd3fc62bc.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-10-11T23:03:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jamaica Gleaner (@jamaicagleaner) — https://gondola.cc/jamaicagleaner

## Caption

Nearly 20,000 Jamaicans are living with sickle cell disease and suffering its debilitating effects, making it the most common genetic disorder affecting Jamaicans from all walks of life. About one in 10 Jamaicans carries the sickle cell trait. The disease can cause acute pain crises in individuals who inherit the recessive gene from both parents. It causes red blood cells to assume a crescent shape, like a banana, and clog small blood vessels.

For full story: Click on the link in our Stories, on the Features highlight or visit epaper.jamaica-gleaner.com. #GLNRFeatures

Interview: Erica Virtue 
🎥: Rudolph Brown 
Production: @gladstonethegrey_

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- **Likes:** 1,327
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## Tags

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