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24 August 2023, 6:06 pm

A ‘’Smile’’ to Manage Sickle Cell Disease

About 33,000 babies are reportedly born with the disease annually in Uganda.

However, 80 percent of these die before the age of five due to disease complications, while about 16 percent of early infant mortality in the country is attributed to the disease, according to the Ministry of Health figures.

10 August 2023, 1:08 am

Lacor Hospital Registers Surge in Liver Complications

St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City is witnessing a surge in medical admissions due to liver complications. Medical workers at the hospital’s medical unit are observing a notable increase in cases of liver diseases, commonly referred to as cirrhosis…