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Test for sickle cell before getting children – Medics

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that causes sickle-shaped red blood cells. These sometimes stick together, blocking blood flow and oxygen from reaching all parts of the body.

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that causes sickle-shaped red blood cells.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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Medics from Mulago Hospital have urged couples to test for sickle cell disease before having children in an effort to curb the disease, whose cases are

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Dr Philip Kasirye
Ministry of Health