Mandatory screening for all the new borns

9 February 2026, 5:11 pm

Uganda introduces mandatory newborn sickle cell screening to save lives

By Byamukama Alozious Hope Fortunate Achilo knows the pain of sickle cell disease all too harder. She lost both her daughters, aged 14 and 16, to the genetic blood disorder, despite doing everything she could to save them. Living with…