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Sickle cell disease
3 October 2026, 8:15 pm
Uhuru Sickle Cell Run advocates call for dedicated government funding
By Baker Okello The Executive Director of the Catherine Phil Sickle Cell Support Initiative, Daniel Roy Odur, has called for dedicated national budget allocations to strengthen Uganda’s fight against sickle cell disease. Odur made the call during the 3rd Annual…
2 October 2026, 6:38 pm
Lira hospital calls for clan mapping to trace sickle cell ancestral lines
By Baker Okello The Senior Executive Consultant and Director of Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Dr. Andrew Odur, has called on regional sickle cell clinics to begin registering and mapping patients according to their clans in an effort to trace ancestral…
9 September 2026, 6:54 pm
Amolatar RDC calls for joint action against rising sickle cell cases
By Baker Okello The Resident District Commissioner of Amolatar District, Francis Okello Odoki Rwotlonyo, has called on stakeholders to join efforts to tackle the rising burden of sickle cell disease in the district. Okello said health facilities in Amolatar are…
19 August 2026, 4:12 pm
Lango sickle cell stakeholders to convene ahead of Uhuru Sickle Cell Run
By Baker Okello The Catherine Phil Sickle Cell Support Initiative has organised a Lango Regional Sickle Cell Stakeholders Summit ahead of the third edition of the Uhuru Sickle Cell Run, scheduled for October 3, 2026, in Lira City. The development…