Moses Wasswa: Tackling Sickle Cell Disease in Uganda
Moses Wasswa, Project Manager- NHS at NHS England, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Tackling Sickle Cell Disease in Uganda․
Today Minister of Health Hon Dr Jane Aceng officiated the Technical Validation and Launch Workshop of the Continental Plan for Sickle Cell Disease and other Rare Blood Disorders.
This Continental Plan developed with support from AfricaCDC is a commitment to a unified response to Sickle Cell Disease.
The Hon Minister highlighted that Uganda is accelerating the fight against Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)։
‘We launched and are now focusing on screening all newborns for SCD.
Uganda also launched locally manufacturers test kits that are very sensitive in newborns. over 2,000 patients across Uganda and the East Africa region have accessed hydroxyurea through collaborative clinical partnerships.
We have prospects of starting to manufacture hydroxyurea in-country’ ”
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