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With up to 15,000 babies dying annually due to sickle cells, Uganda gets a chance to highlight the struggle it faces by hosting the 6th International sickle cell conference scheduled next month. Uganda hosts the 6th International sickle cell conference scheduled on 25th to 27th May at Hotel Africana.  World olicy …

By Flavia Nassaka Hydroxyurea is being called a `miracle drug’ at Mulago Hospital For most days Sharif Kiragga acts like a typical 24 year old.  He’s very ambitious and wants to try out everything to improve himself.  When he finished his Bachelors in Biomedical Laboratory Technology at Makerere University in …

By Abushedde Angella Health experts have called for urgent government policy on sickle cell disease in order to cut on the huge number of babies that die before their fifth birthday due to the disease. Speaking at the second annual sickle cell conference organized by the Uganda Sickle Cell Rescue …