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High school sweethearts, Lukiah Nakabembe and Abdullah Mulumba moved to the US and started a life together. None of them knew of any sickle-cell sufferers in their families. Unknown as well was that they were both carriers of the disease, a recipe that gives a 25 per cent chance of begetting a sufferer, a 25 per cent chance of a perfectly normal child and a 50 per cent chance of getting a carrier. Three days after the birth of their…

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Uganda Sickle Cell Rescue Foundation (USCRF) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 2013 as an effort of the Mulumba family a Ugandan couple living in the USA together with Dr. Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige (BMK) of BMK group. USCRF was founded to support sickle cell awareness while improving the quality of lives of people living with Sickle Cell disease. These were later joined by Mr. Nsubuga Erostus of AGT Group and Dr. Sikander Lalani of Roofings Group. The Technical team…

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Vision, Mission and Goal: Vision: To be a Centre of Excellence for sickle cell awareness, education and prevention Mission Statement: USCRF is working “To improve the general quality of life for people with sickle cell disease through supporting management and treatment; providing awareness and information on Sickle Cell disease in Uganda and increasing advocacy against the stigma associated with Sickle Cell”. Goal: “To have communities aware of sickle cell disease and its social connotations; to improve the economic empowerment of…

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