Ugandans Urged to Embrace Early Screening for Sickle Cell Disease

Health experts have urged Ugandans to undergo screening for sickle cell disease, warning that many people are living with the inherited condition undiagnosed, exposing them to preventable health complications and unnecessary suffering.

Speaking during a health awareness campaign, Wakiso District Health Officer D. Mathias Lugoloobi said sickle cell disease remains one of Uganda's most common inherited disorders, yet many patients only discover they have it after developing severe complications.

"Many people are living with sickle cell disease without knowing it. They spend years battling different illnesses because they have never been tested or diagnosed," Lugoloobi said.