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Ugandan sickle cell researchers keep pace with aging patients

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Article courtesy Fogarty International Center September/October 2024 | Volume 23 Number 5 Until recently in Uganda, most children with sickle cell disease (SCD) never celebrated their fifth birthday—only 30% lived past this milestone. This low survival rate was mainly due to inadequate health care interventions for these children, plus lack of widespread newborn screening, explains […]

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