Life of sick boy, 7, at stake

Jun 24, 2016

Kacie Imran Buuza is suffering from sickle cell anaemia and recently suffered a fourth stroke.

KAMPALA - A seven-year-old boy is seeking sh330m to undergo a bone marrow transplant in the US.

Health experts from International Hospital Kampala (IHK) recommended the little boy for further in order to save his life.

Kacie Imran Buuza is suffering from sickle cell anaemia and recently suffered a fourth stroke. He has been undergoing treatment at the IHK's Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Buuza was diagnosed with the condition when he was eight months old.

His mother Lynn Najjemba told New Vision doctors have recommended that the bone marrow transplant should be done as soon as possible in order to avoid another stoke which they say would be dangerous to his life.

Buuza pictured here with his mother Najjemba at the New Vision offices. (Credit: Godiver Asege)


Health experts say the transplant will help the little boy have a replacement of the bone marrow that has been damaged or destroyed.

 The much-needed funding, according to Najjemba, will include transporting of the child, his parents and sibling.

Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder that causes red blood cells to change shape and cause problems.

The disease causes red blood cells to form into a crescent shape, like a sickle. The sickle-shaped red blood cells break apart easily, causing anaemia.

Every year, between 15,000 to 20,000 children are born with the condition.

Any financial assistance can be channeled through the local mobile money service on the phone numbers: 0704026888 or 0704006888 or 0778334814

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