Uganda, April 21 -- Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (JRRH) authorities have announced plans to start genetic screening among couples to tame escalating sickle cell disease cases in Busoga Sub-region.

Reports from the ministry of health indicate that sickle cell prevalence among children in Busoga stands at 20 percent.

JRRH Director Dr Alfred Yayi said this causes a threat to children since two in every ten children born are having this disease.

According to Dr Yayi, an average of 60-80 affected children are registered at the sickle cell clinic attached to the hospital every week.

"Sickle cell registries have been established at the hospital to register all affected children that the hospital is dealing with for proper planning," he n...