Uganda: Nalufenya Hospital Registers 800 Cases of Sickle Cell Disease Per Month

Uganda: Nalufenya Hospital Registers 800 Cases of Sickle Cell Disease Per Month

[Independent (Kampala)] Jinja -- Jinja city-based Nalufenya Children's Hospital has disclosed that they handle a whopping 800 cases of Sickle Cell disease every month. James Kitonsa, a pediatrician at the hospital, says that their monthly sickle cell disease (SCD) clinic's load has grown from 760 in 2024 to 800 per month this year.