A 5- Day Sickle Cell Awareness, Testing And Counselling @ Pharmacology Lectutre Theatre (PLT) Grounds.
Sickle cell is not just a condition, it is a lifelong battle that demands awareness, compassion and action from us all.
Awareness today can prevent suffering tomorrow, know your status, save a life. No child should suffer in silence from a disease we can understand, detect and manage.
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), in a dedicated partnership with Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH), LABORA Meds Co. Ltd, UPDF Military Hospital and Uganda Police, is proud to announce a 5-Day Sickle Cell Awareness, Testing and Counselling to Mbarara City Community.
This initiative intentionally brings the idea of giving back to the community by the laboratory professionals and the MUST students body by having a free sickle cell testing week for the locals and also testing willing members of sickle cell warriors.
Objectives:
To help people in the community know their genotype and hence awareness about sickle cell disease.
PROGRAM OUTLINE:
We have scheduled the activity to begin;
MONDAY (20th April 2026)
7:20am at Makenke gate starting with a March.
At 11:30am- Opening of the function by the Deputy Vice Chancellor(DVC)- Mbarara University of Science and Technology(MUST) Pharmacology Lectutre Theatre (PLT) Grounds.
Massive Testing by the UPDF & Uganda Police Laboratory professionals staff of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) together with students offering Medical Laboratory Course at MUST & Mayanja Memorial Training School from 2:00pm to 04:00pm
TUESDAY (21st April 2026)
Massive testing shall continue at the MUST Pharmacology Lectutre Theatre (PLT) Grounds from 8:00am to 04:00pm
Visiting of pre-primary and primary school where they will be testing their sickle cell genotype and offer other medical tests and counselling.
WEDNESDAY (22nd April 2026)
Massive testing shall continue from 8:00am to 04:00pm
A few selected Banks in Mbarara shall be visited. i.e. Centenary Bank, Stanbic, Bank of Uganda and Equity Bank where they will offer Medical services.
THURSDAY (23rd April 2026)
Massive testing shall continue at the MUST Pharmacology Lectutre Theatre (PLT) Grounds from 8:00am to 04:00pm
The Public Lecture about Sickle cell disease from 2:00 – 4:00pm at the MUST pitch.
FRIDAY (24th April 2026)
Massive testing shall continue at the MUST Pharmacology Lectutre Theatre (PLT) Grounds from 8:00am to 11:00am
Closing remarks by the Dean Health Science Faculty, Head of sickle cell Clinic in MRRH, MRRH Hospital Director.
Contact Persons
Muguti Herbert Mukisa,
MUMELASA President,
+2567 81250237 / +256 703021036
Wagubi Robert,
Regional Manager
Mbarara Regional Refeeral Hospital
+256-7013-82645
